8 UPLIFTING LESSONS ABOUT HEALING, GRIEF, AND MOVING ON - Reflections Inspired by Themes in The Great Big Beautiful Life by Paul Wesselmann (Personal Reflection)

8 UPLIFTING LESSONS ABOUT HEALING, GRIEF, AND MOVING ON - Reflections Inspired by Themes in The Great Big Beautiful Life by Paul Wesselmann (Personal Reflection) Paul Wesselmann did something rather peculiar in The Great Big Beautiful Life. He refused to let grief follow a predictable path. Most of us think of grief as a tunnel—something dark that we pass through, hoping there’s light on the other end. But Wesselmann treated grief like an invitation. Not an invitation to wallow, or even to recover, but to live differently. This book, then, is not a roadmap. It is not a how-to guide or a timeline of healing milestones. It’s something else. Something more human. More irregular. As the way water moves down a hillside. Sometimes it seems unstoppable Other times it’s slow and meandering But it’s always finding a way. That’s the crux of what lured me in and, ultimately, led me to think like this. When I first read The Great Big Beautiful Life, I wasn’t seeking comfort. I wasn’t even sure what I was seeking. But I knew I I was wanted to feel something that didn’t sound like a therapist’s itemization. And what I discovered instead was a man who had lost someone he loved profoundly — and had the audacity to create something beautiful in its wake. Grab a copy of this book now!