Before You Try to Make Sense of Grief Grief can make the world feel unfamiliar. One day you may feel numb and function through the day because life keeps asking things of you. Another day, a song, a smell, a date on the calendar, or a simple question from someone else may bring the pain back to the surface before you have time to prepare for it. If that has been your experience, I want you to know this first: grief is not a sign that you are weak, dramatic, or stuck. Grief is