"Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life." - Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry Try to find an object in your home or in nature that... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
"In this contemporary culture, what could be an effective means by which we might be able to cue one another to say, Take it easy on me, I'm grieving? Maybe if we reinvented, or re-established the practice of wearing black and created our own symbol of grieving - to wear our version of black, or... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
"Community is about sharing my life; about allowing the chaos of another's circumstances to infringe on mine; about permitting myself to be known without constraint; about resigning myself to needing others." - Sandy Oshiro Rosen, Bare: The Misplaced Art of Grieving and Dancing Even if you have... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
"The sunlight now lay over the valley perfectly still. I went over to the graveyard beside the church and found them under the old cedars... I am finding it a little hard to say that I felt them resting there, but I did. I felt their completeness in whatever they had been in the world. I knew I had... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
"And they had folded his brother's hands across his suited chest, as if he would be preserved in this sanguine pose forever, but only the heavy callouses visible at the sides of his hands seemed real. It was only the callouses that appeared to be familiar and believable." - Kent Haruf, Eventide... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 8, 2025
"If it is possible to die of grief, then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?" - Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith Your moments of joy are to be savored, but they won't prevent grief from creeping in at times. Once you make peace with that, the moments of grief won't catch you off guard... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 7, 2025
"Unacquainted with grief, I knew not how to appraise my bereavement; I could not rightly estimate the strength of the stroke." - Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories How can you measure grief? It is impossible. You need to deal with it when it flares up and be thankful... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 6, 2025
"Love is infinite. Grief can lead to love. Love can lead to grief. Grief is a love story told backward just as love is a grief story told backward." - Bridget Asher Love and grief are intertwined. You know that better than anyone. My story, Finding Myself Again, which I am posting in my main blog,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 5, 2025
"But grief is a walk alone. Others can be there and listen. But you will walk alone down your own path, at your own pace, with your sheared-off pain, your raw wounds, your denial, anger, and bitter loss. You'll come to your own peace, hopefully, but it will be on your own, in your own time." - Cathy... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
"I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil." - J.R.R. Tolkien You may be trying to hide your tears. It might feel like you are being strong by not crying. To cry is not to be weak, but rather to release your sorrow so that you can let go of it and move forward. You may need to cry... Sign in to see full entry.