http://www.thehighcalling.org/reflection/melding-joy-and-grief#.UxshJM5urSw
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"My husband’s father was dying of lung cancer, yet in the midst of
fear and grief, Brad managed to embrace joy. I didn’t understand how
such joy was possible. I couldn’t escape the darkness of grief that
enveloped me.
Weeks later, long after the memorial service had passed, I asked my
husband how he’d been able to summon such joy during that depressing
time. His answer surprised me. Sometimes he’d faked it, he admitted,
going through the motions for the kids’ sake. But other times the
tickling and giggling had somehow birthed a genuine joy—a respite from
the pervasive grief. Playing with the kids had wedged open a crack. And,
just for a moment, a shaft of light had sliced through the darkness."
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