The ‘Star Wars’ star died in December 2016 at the age of 60 after suffering a stroke. In the caption, she acknowledged how it’d been eight years since her mother passed and how she “always dreads” the anniversary of the Star Wars actor’s death.
“I spend so much time leading up to it thinking about how awful I’m going to feel. And my dread is usually right. I woke up this morning with a dark cloud over me,” the mother of two wrote. “But when my kids woke up the dark cloud dissipated and made way for bright glowing sunshine.”.
The Ticket to Paradise star went on to describe the anniversary of her mother’s death as “an emotional tropical storm.”. “It pours rain a lot of the day but between the storms the light is more beautiful than on any day without storm clouds,” Lourd continued. “There are no rainbows without rain.”.
The lengthy caption then included a quote from novelist Anne Lamott about grief and how it is similar to “having a broken leg that never heals perfectly.” Meaning, that feelings of grief still hurt but “you learn to dance with the limp.”. “Yes the grief weather is cold and yes I may have a limp but I am absolutely dancing through life (oops I quoted wicked?),” she added, referring to the title of a tune from the recently released Jon M Chu Wicked movie. “And I am actually a better dancer with my limp. My grief has given me a deeper appreciation for all the little moments of life.”.
