Walking into the store, the automated greeting Santa states, “Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas” and waves with his white-gloved hand.
Inside the store, the intercom plays, “Tis the Season to be Jolly,” interrupting your thoughts and bringing you back to reality.
Christmas season is anything but jolly when you are dealing with grief. It’s all you can do to muster a fake smile and say “Merry Christmas.”
Grief is anything that causes intense emotional suffering such as the death of a loved one, financial loss, a prodigal child, divorce, expectations not met, a disease such as Alzheimer’s or loss due to natural disasters or fires.