Grief: keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss;sharp sorrow; painful regretGrieving: to feel grief or great sorrow; to distress mentally; causeto feel grief or sorrow.I am not a certified counselor, and this book isn't designed to minimizeor cure your pain. It is meant to give you some basic tools to start thehealing process. The hurt or pain of missing a loved one may never goaway - but the debilitating sting can dissipate if you allow yourself tomove from the hurtful or painful place of lossto a place of comfort and solace.