A water lily is born in the darkness beneath the water, and grows upward, reaching towards the light. When it arrives at the surface, it is there that it blossoms . . . in the sunlight.
Similarly, our grief is born in the darkness of loss, where we struggle in our hopelessness to find the light again.
When we reach the surface, that place of bitter/sweet sad acceptance, it is there that we begin to grow.
The sun may not feel as bright, but it is still warm.
And although we are not the same as we once were . . .
. . . we can still blossom again.
In our grief we may be overcome by the emptiness and pain of our loss, and isolate. We want to seclude ourselves from what we need the most; the care and comfort from those we love.
It is good to say the words . . .
“I am not alone”.
Journey with Julia 
Julia,
Beautiful.
L’Éric
Thank you, my friend. xoJulia
Beautiful, Julia…
I thank God, we are not alone
:-*
We are a world of water lilies, my dear friend. It is a great comfort to me to have you by my side. xoJulia
I agree, beautiful! Thank you for writing and sharing this post 🙂 Love the relation to nature.
Thank you, Arianna! xoJulia
No, we are never alone. And I am so thankful for our Savior, and Comforter, and the love of those He has put in my life. Thanks for sharing about the water lily. We keep reaching for the light. 🙂
Thank you. You are right….we keep reaching for the light. xoJulia
So beautiful, Julia:)
Thank you so much, Lavinia. xoJulia
I’m in love with this one, Julia – so eloquent. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much. xoJulia
Brilliant!
Thank you. xoJulia
Lovely post, Julia. And a great reminder.
Thank you, Vic. Take good care. xoJulia
You have such a way with words! Thank you again for another touching piece.
Thank you so much, Deb! xoJulia
How lovely, my dear! It is so good not to be alone, isn’t it? Sorry to be so behind on my blog reading! Hope you’ll forgive me, my friend!
Hugs,
Kathy
Nothing to forgive, dear Kathryn! I’ve fallen behind on my reading as well. I hope that you and Sara are happy and healthy. Best wishes to you both! xoJulia
Lovely metaphor. I will remember this and try to be like a water lily……….
Thank you, Marie. xoJulia
Such beautiful words.
Thank you,
Wayne
Thank you,, Wayne. Blessings to you. xoJulia
This is a wonderful post, Julia. Thank you, thank you.
Thank you for reading, Naomi. xoJulia
Words to heal by, Julia. Thank you for the two-fold lesson. We so need these words of encouragement.
Blessings ~ Maxi
Blessings, Maxi. And thank you. xoJulia
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How beautiful, and straight to my heart. I feel like a water lily who has almost reached the surface, and I am ready to blossom. Thank you for those healing words.
Thank you for your kind words, Amber. Love to you. xoJulia
Beautiful, Julia.
Thank you, Gina. So sweet of you to say. xoJulia
Thank you, Gina. Blessings….xoJulia
I can see why you brought L to tears. This is a beautiful piece of writing. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Heather. Your words hold extra warmth and special-ness because they come from you. I so admire your talent and your tenderness with others. You are a unique and wonderful gift to all of us! xoJulia