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Carried in My Heart

Part Two: The Shape of Loss

A Moment It Caught Me Off Guard

Grief can lie quiet for a long stretch and then surface without warning — triggered by a season changing, a stranger's laugh, a smell in a grocery store aisle, an anniversary you didn't consciously remember but your body did. This isn't a sign that you haven't healed.

Describe a time grief surprised you — where you were, what triggered it, and what it felt like in your body.

In the journal this prompt has 10 lines. Here, take as many as you need.

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