"What was I going to do? The choices seemed basic and slim: Die. Exist. Live. I wanted to die, but with two young children to care for and a husband, that wasn't an option. Exist. I could do that. I was doing that now. but how flat and lifeless. How dreary and endless the long march would be until I... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022
"Sorry doesn't make anything better. It's just a word to fill the space of a loss of words." - Shari J. Ryan - When Fully Fused Be grateful today for the people in your life who have reached out to you to try to lift your spirits. Take the time to thank them. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 4, 2022
"Grief is one illness that defies all remedies; it must ever run its course." - Brandy Purdy - The Boleyn Bride You can pretend that your grief is not there or hide it, but it will stay with you until it has run its course. The feeling of grief may make you impatient or angry. Instead, try to find a... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 3, 2022
"To better handle grief, become the passenger, not the driver." - Todd Stocker - REFINED: Turning Pain into Purpose Letting people help you is as therapeutic for them as it is for you. Just remember that a time will surely come when you can repay the favor. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 2, 2022
"It's easy to be forgetful when you're grieving, even forget those things that you believe most people wouldn't." - Liz Fichera - You Are Here Don't hesitate to ask for help, even though some time has passed since your loss. Those who have lost someone know the truth - that the grief process is... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
"Someone dies, there oughta be something. It oughta shake the world! You're not supposed to walk away!" - Lisa Henry - Sweetwater Some days you may wish that the rest of the world could match the way you are feeling inside. It almost seems wrong that life goes on all around you when your world still... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
"I watch and listen, helpless to help. There is no point in saying "This, too, shall pass," For a time we do not even want it to pass. We hold on to grief, fearing that its lifting will be the final betrayal." - Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love You need to take the time you need to grieve. While some... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
"Sarah, though, was still sometimes ruled by stark pain, lost to everything else. Grief slipped away, only to attack from behind. It changed shape endlessly. It lacerated her, numbed her, stalked her, startled her, caught her by the throat. It deceived her eye with glimpses of Charles, her ear with... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 29, 2022
"You who have never "been there" in the throes of grief, have no idea what is going on inside the head of the grieving spouse: the scattered thoughts, the constant worry that we will forget something or someone in our fog-induced state, that strange feeling of not quite "being all there" when out in... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 28, 2022
"Grief is always sudden as winter, no matter how long the autumn." - J. Aleksandr Wootton. Forgetting: impressions from the millennial borderland Even if you thought you'd be ready for the death of someone close, you probably found that you weren't. You may have a sense of relief for the person if... Sign in to see full entry.