Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast and is forced to multiply its strength. - Ovid If you hide how you are feeling, it slowly consumes you. Go online, call a friend, or find a grief support group. Pretending that you are "handling" your grief alone does not make it go away.... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
"Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance." - Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression When you are grieving, you feel down. It seems like it is a constant presence at times. This is normal and typical. It may frighten... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world." - Brandi Snyder Who would love to hear from you today? Pick up the phone and call. I'm not sure the attribution of this quote is correct, but it still means what I wanted it to mean. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
"We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk." - Thomas Moore If the people close to you are not grieving in the same way that you are, you may want to go... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 16, 2022
"One day someone is going to hug you so tight. that all of your broken pieces will stick back together" - Anonymous Give someone a hug. It is good for your soul and makes you feel connected. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 15, 2022
"Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And I will always believe the same about you." - Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower When you run into people who know about your loss, it may be hard for them to say the "right" thing or... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman While Walt Whitman was using the idea of sunshine and shadows as a metaphor, take some time to literally get some sunshine. It is easy to withdraw when you are grieving, but the fresh air and sunshine can... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 13, 2022
"The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore." - C. Joybell C. Some days you may wake up feeling so down that it seems like "getting through" is the best you can do. No one in your life can make you feel differently - you have all the power in... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The caterpillar dies so the butterfly could be born. And, yet, the caterpillar lives in the butterfly and they are but one. So, when I die, it will be that I have been transformed from the caterpillar of earth to the butterfly of the universe. - John Harricharan Even though it is so hard to say... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
"In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief." - Emily Giffin, Heart of the Matter You may want to blame the universe for your loved one's death. You may want to curse at the sky or fate or whatever force may have taken the gift of this person from you. Anger is fast... Sign in to see full entry.