Today, we acknowledge that grief is not meant to be carried alone. In a society that tells us to move on quickly or suffer in silence, the people who sit with us in our pain are doing sacred, revolutionary work. Collective grief-holding builds the emotional foundation for all justice movements, whether we're mourning personal losses, systemic violence, environmental destruction, or the ongoing theft of Indigenous lands.

Today's Action:

• Write a letter, text, or email to someone who has helped you process grief, whether from personal loss, political trauma, witnessing injustice, or community violence

• Be specific about how their presence mattered during your hardest moments

• Acknowledge that their emotional labor sustains community resilience

• Consider how grief-holding connects us across different struggles, from ICE detention deaths to LGBTQAI+ safety threats to food insecurity

• Send it today, don't wait for the "perfect" words

Resources for grief processing:

• What's Your Grief: whatsyourgrief.com (practical tools for navigating loss)

• Grief Recovery Method: griefrecoverymethod.com (structured approach to processing grief)

• Center for Loss & Life Transition: centerforloss.com (resources connecting grief to meaning-making)

This isn't just personal healing, it's movement building. When we honor those who hold space for our grief, we strengthen the bonds that sustain long-term resistance against white supremacy, colonization, and all systems of oppression. Your gratitude connects you to communities that refuse isolation and choose collective care.

When we thank our grief-witnesses, we build the emotional infrastructure of liberation.