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Thankfulness for Grief and Grieving: Exploring Paradoxes

This article explores the legitimacy of linking thankfulness and grieving. Without minimizing the pain and suffering losses can engender, the case is made for attention to thankfulness in the midst of grieving. Three examples are developed and discussed, drawing on memoirs and poems of loss, as well as the grief and bereavement literature. Additional links between thankfulness and grieving are suggested for future exploration.