"But grief is the ultimate unrequited love. However hard and long we love someone who has died, they can never love us back. At least that is how it feels..." - Rosamund Lupton, Sister You will always love the person you lost. Grieving can feel lonely because you don't get to feel their love in... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Saturday, November 26, 2022
"It is grief that develops the powers of the mind." - Marcel Proust Grief is going to pop into your mind. Its arrival is unpredictable but undeniable. What can you do? Know that it is coming, but also know that you can cope with it while it lasts. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 25, 2022
"Edgar, do you actually think that how long a person grieves is a measure of how much they loved someone? There's no rulebook that says how to do this." She laughed, bitterly. "Wouldn't that be great? No decisions to make. Everything laid right out for us. But there's no such thing. You want facts,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 24, 2022
"Had any poet adequately described the wretched ugliness of a loved one turned inside out with grief?" - Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden Your family and friends may be more worried about you than you realize. Be sure to check in with them and talk about how you are doing periodically. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
"Hold him in your memory find him in your dreams" -Unknown You will see your loved one again in your dreams. It will come when you least expect it and will give you some comfort. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
"What I have learned lately is that people deal with death in all sorts of ways. Some of us fight against it, doing everything we can to make it not true. Some of us lose our selves to grief. Some of us lose ourselves to anger." - Carrie Jones, Entice How are you coping? What does your grief look... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 21, 2022
"The way I pictured it, all this grief would be like a winter night when you're standing outside. You'll warm up once you get used to the cold. Except after you've been out there for awhile, you feel the warmth draining out of you and you realize the opposite is happening; you're getting colder and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 20, 2022
"It takes a year, nephew... a full turn of the calendar, to get over losing someone." - Annie Proulx, The Shipping News It would be comforting to know exactly how long the grieving process takes. Everyone you talk to has his/her own advice, and books on the subject have different opinions as well.... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
"I wish everyone would stop crying, Tom. Uncle Joe would be so angry about it." But she's crying herself now. "He'd be so angry at us, Tom, for crying so much when all he did was laugh." - Melina Marchetta - The Piper's Son There may be days when you find yourself crying as much as you did when you... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 18, 2022
"If he didn't love so deeply, he couldn't grieve so deeply. But he's drowning in it." - Dee Henderson - The Protector Think about how someone you know seemed when he or she was grieving. How did you feel being around that person? While it's tough to see yourself objectively, try to determine how you... Sign in to see full entry.