"This is your loss. Grieve as you must. Do what it takes to heal." - Unknown It is helpful to find people to talk with and grieve with as you heal. However, remember that it is your process and your decision how you go through this. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
"It seemed like a mistake. And mistakes ought to be rectified, only this one couldn't be. Between the way things used to be and the way they were now was a void that couldn't be crossed. I had to find an explanation other than the real one, which was that we were no more immune to misfortune than... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
"I will not forget you. I have written your name on the palms of my hands." - Isaiah 49:15-16 There is comfort in the concept that your loved one is always with you in your heart. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 17, 2023
"For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed." - Pericles. The ordinary things are the things you probably miss the most. The phone calls, the emails, or the private jokes are the parts of our lives that create... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
"It's like she has her heart in her hand, and it's broken. She's holding it out and showing me all the little pieces. Or maybe it's my heart. " - Nyrae Dawn, Façade It can feel frustrating that you no longer see the world the same way. The loss of someone seems to hang over you like a dark cloud... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
"Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom they enter feels something taken from him. In youth, their visit is sad; later on, it is ominous." - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables As part of the grieving process, some people find that they sleep more than normal. If you are... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 14, 2023
"For in grief nothing "stays put." One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral? But if a spiral, am I going up or down it? How often -- will it be for always? -- how often will the vast... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 13, 2023
"What I was afraid of was my own grief, the weight of it, the ineluctable corrosive force of it, and the stark awareness I had of being, for the first time in my life, entirely alone, a Crusoe shipwrecked and stranded in the limitless wastes of a boundless and indifferent ocean." - John Banville.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
"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. There were times I stayed in my room for days on end with headphones on, if only so that I would not... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
"What's even more messed up than funerals, is the way people treat you after the funeral. Like you're diseased or something." - Denise Jaden, Losing Faith. Initiate conversations with people you suspect feel a bit uncertain about what to say to you. Making them comfortable will help you feel better... Sign in to see full entry.