Here's what I know: death abducts the dying, but grief steals from those left behind. - Katherine Owen, Seeing Julia When you have experienced a loss, you can feel like a victim. Something precious was taken away from you, and there is a definite helplessness to that. You need to make the active... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Saturday, November 11, 2023
"Grief lasts longer than sympathy, which is one of the tragedies of the grieving." - Elizabeth McCracken. You probably haven't received a sympathy card in quite a while. Most of your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers already know about your loss and have reached out to you. You may be... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 10, 2023
"Tears are a river that takes you somewhere...Tears lift your boat off the rocks, off dry ground, carrying it downriver to someplace better." - Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It hasn't been too long to cry. Cry when you need to cry, and dry your tears when you are ready. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Heart weeps. Head tries to help Heart. Head tells heart how it is, again: "You will lose the ones you love. They will all go. But even the earth will go someday. Heart feels better, then. But the words of Head do not remain long in the ears of heart. Heart is so new to this. I want them back, says... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
"Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion, a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size." - Mark Twain. When you turn on the news or read a magazine article that focuses on someone else's tragedy, you may feel guilty because... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
"Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around -- beds, pillows, arms, laps." - Patti Davis, T wo Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats Show yourself the same patience you show everyone else in... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 24, 2023
"Synthesis is the gateway to Transcendence because once you accept that you are forever changed and that life is forever different, you have to ask, "What are you going to do about that fact? Will the change be for the better or for worse?" It's the loss itself that becomes the catalyst for meaning.... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 23, 2023
"That was the thing about being bereaved. People were overcome with sympathy. They did things for you without even considering whether or not it was the right thing to do." - Brenna Yovanoff, The Space Between People want to reach out to you, especially in the first year of your bereavement. They... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
"Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?" - Sophocles, Ajax Your friends who have grieved may be better able to help you through this time than those who feel sympathy but not understanding. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 21, 2023
"It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on, coughing and searching, and finding." - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief. Look back and feel proud of the times you put on a brave face. Keep moving forward and keep going! Sign in to see full entry.