"Grief... gives life a permanently provisional feeling. It doesn't seem worth starting anything. I can't settle down. I yawn, I fidget, I smoke too much. Up till this I always had too little time. Now there is nothing but time. Almost pure time, empty successiveness." - C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Friday, November 21, 2025
"I do hope that when the day comes, whether in 1, 10, or 100 years, I don't want you to think of me and feel sad." - Esther Earl, This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl Do something special - be it lunch with a friend or a walk in the park with a relative - and take a... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
"We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering." - Helen Keller, We Bereaved There will be times when you mourn the person you were before you experienced the loss of a loved one. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
"Take any emotion - love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I'm going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions - if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them - you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 17, 2025
"Nix still held Benny's hand, and her grip tightened to an almost crushing force, grinding his hand bones together. It hurt, but Benny would rather have cut that hand off than take it back at that moment. If it would help Nix through this, he'd give her a pair of pliers and a vise so she could do a... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
"A shade of sorrow passed over Taliesin's face. 'There are those,' he said gently, 'who must first learn loss, despair, and grief. Of all paths to wisdom, this is the cruelest and longest. Are you one who must follow such a way? This even I cannot know. If you are, take heart nonetheless. Those who... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
"It (nostalgia) reassures us of past happiness and accomplishment; and, since these still remain on deposit, as it were, in the bank of our memory, it simultaneously bestows upon us a certain worth, irrespective of how present circumstances may seem to question or obscure this. And current worth, as... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
"When you arise in the morning, think of what precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." - Marcus Aurelius Find one thing today that reminds you how beautiful life is. Photograph it and print it out. Then, use it as a visual reminder when you need it. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
"Start before you're ready." - Steven Pressfield You may never feel ready to reconnect with people or pursue things that interest you. Take the leap anyway...you'll be glad you did. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 27, 2025
"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety." - Abraham Maslow Find the courage today to do something you would not ordinarily do. What that looks like is different for everyone, but taking a risk will empower you. Sign in to see full entry.