New Years, holding back the tears

New years seems to bring the flood works on. It is a time to reflect upon the loss even more so, because it is a reminder that your little one is not here with you and it’s also a time to reflect that you made it another year without them. So it’s bittersweet that you get to be here and celebrate with family and friends the new arrival of a new year, a time to invent a new you and a time to cry for what you have been through. Crying is healthy, it is an emotional release of saying I am going to be ok and for some reason some of us have to give ourselves permission to do so. We apologize in front of family and friends for the tears, but why? Crying is healthy, it’s human, and we lost a most precious gift, a baby who represented so many hopes and dreams. So while this new year approaches give yourself permission to be joyful and celebrate all the blessings in your life, but also give yourself permission to cry and grieve for that little one. Give yourself permission to do both as you bring in the New Year.