Just for today I will forgive all the family and friends
who didn't help or comfort me the way I needed them to.
They truly did not know how.
Just for today I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside,
for maybe if I smile a little,
my heart will soften and I will begin to heal.
Just for today I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my loved one,
for they are hurting too,
and perhaps we can help each other.
Just for today I will free myself from my self-inflicted burden of guilt,
for deep in my heart I know if there was anything in this world
I could of done to save my loved one from death
I would of done it.
Just for today I will honor my loved one's memory
by doing something with another person
because I know that would make my own loved one proud.
Just for today I will offer my hand in friendship
to another who is bereaved
for I do know how they feel.
Just for today when my heart feels like breaking,
I will stop and remember that grief is the price we pay for loving
and the only reason I hurt is because
I had the privilege of loving so much
Just for today I will not compare myself with others.
I am fortunate to be who I am
and have had my loved one as long as I did.
Just for today I will allow myself to be happy,
for I know that I am not deserting him/her by living on.
Just for today I will accept that I did not die when my loved one did
my life did go on,
and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more