There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela Your grief is a setback. It is unquestionably devastating and even frightening as you piece together what feels like the shattered pieces of your life. But... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Thinking and talking about death need not be morbid; they may be quite the opposite. Ignorance and fear of death overshadow life, while knowing and accepting death erases this shadow. ~ Lily Pincus It is important that you find someone in your life who has also lost someone close to them. It may be... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Death ends a life, not a relationship. ~Jack Lemmon What defines a relationship? Many argue that a relationship is the bond you have with another person. That bond, of course, varies a lot depending upon the person with whom you share it. However, the connection that you have is everlasting, and... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 6, 2025
"Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And the underbelly of a household is never pretty, ours no exception." - Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper Everyone responds to grief differently. Some people talk about... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
"Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings." - Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy Do you wish you still felt the way you did a month ago? You were numb and going through the motions of your life to just "get through" the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
"There's a fine edge to new grief, it severs nerves, disconnects reality--there's mercy in a sharp blade. Only with time, as the edge wears, does the real ache begin." - Christopher Moore You probably need to hear it again today. You are feeling sad, and you think that feeling is never going to end.... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 3, 2025
"Grieving doesn't make you imperfect. It makes you human." - Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever When you go out and see all the people busily leading their lives, it feels like you are the only one grieving. Everyone seems purposeful and fully occupied with the events of their day. At times like... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
"Before you can live, a part of you has to die. You have to let go of what could have been, how you should have acted, and what you wish you had said differently. You have to accept that you can't change the past experiences, opinions of others at that moment in time or outcomes from their choices... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
"You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live." - Neil Gaiman,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
"...acceptance is yet another of life's 'here's a side of hurt' lessons, and it is never truly acceptance unless it has cost us something to arrive there. Why, you ask? Because, I answer. Inadequate yet true." - Libba Bray When your anger has cooled and your tears have dried, you will eventually... Sign in to see full entry.