Grief doesn’t follow rules, obey timelines, or ask permission. Grief can resurface decades later in unexpected ways. It spirals - not in a clean arc, but in recurring waves that deepen over time as we evolve. Grief has a volume, not a schedule. And we’re not given the number in advance, we find out only by letting it move through us. One tear at a time. Every grief has a certain number of tears that need to be shed. But the thing is, we don't know the number beforehand. ..