Grief is nothing to be trifled with. It has stages and you must remember to honor each stage. People looking in at your grief do not like what they see. It may remind them that they have unresolved grief in their life or just makes them uncomfortable. Whatever the reason is they may want to rush you through your process. Take the time you need to process your grief. This is a link to Wikipedia on grief and the stages of grief. (The information is still being edited, but I believe it is a good piece of information.) When I went to my church for counseling one of the tools I was given was "if it is your grief it will feel good". Grief is the natural part of healing upon the loss of someone or something in your life. Like all other things we experience in life enjoy the journey.
My Mother recently passed away. Some days I can say that and not cry, and other days my eyes well up with tears and I cry. It is never easy to lose someone. I have gone through this process many times in my life. This one is one of the harder times.
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