(From my perspective)
If you didn't know there are 5 stages to grief- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. (Now that there is a fact.) A strong emotion that I had to come to terms with on my own. I associated grief with loss- loss of a loved one, friend, friendship, or romantic relationship- not coming to terms with the expiration. The stage I struggled with the most was acceptance because I remained in denial. Yup, I was stuck on denial. I went through: "This can't be happening," "Why is this happening?" and "Why did this happen to me?" All of the why's but once I was able to get to the point of shifting my perspective, grieve in silence, and accept all the emotions I started gaining clarity. For me it turned into "What's the lesson"; "How can I learn from this?"; "What/where do I need to still heal from". I had to come to terms with denial first to understand that acceptance would be the entryway to my next level. Acceptance is the starting point to learning the art of letting go, forgiving, and appreciating memories or experiences as gain. Remembering that things are reasons, seasons, or blessings.