Written by Kim Johnson

My brother-in-law received his wings yesterday and my core hurts. You would think that when you get divorced from a person that you would be able to move on from the rest of that persons family too. But for me it’s quite difficult to do and I don’t want to either. Even with knowing the Lord as I do, I feel hurt in my spirit; it’s like a sort of ache that I can’t seem to shake.

I woke up this morning with my brother-in-law, on my mind, still feeling shocked and numb that it was his turn to leave us. I know that we all must make that journey one day, but I would have never guessed it was his turn. Not that I expect it to be any specific persons turn, it’s just that, he was the last person I would have ever imagined dying at a young age.

I’m just writing this blog as away to release the sadness in my core. I was reading an article written by a young lady named Amber Lea Starfire that expressed my feelings and thoughts eloquently; She said, “journal writing has many purposes, but it is probably best known for its ability to help us process emotions — especially emotions that we consider negative or painful. I believe that when we resist our emotions they don’t go away but lodge in our bodies in other ways.

On the other hand, writing through emotions allows us to fully feel them, process them, and move (or express) them through and out of our bodies, resulting in healthier emotional and physical states of being.”

In any event, thank you God for the gift of writing. Rest in Peace Lorenzo! You will never be forgotten.

Reference: Writing your way through sadness, by Amber Lea Starfire

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