"I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days." - Victoria Hanley, The Seer and the Sword When you are in mourning, your instinct may be to withdraw from society until you feel better. However, by isolating yourself, you... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
"We are imperfect mortal beings, aware of that mortality even as we push it away, failed by our very complication, so wired that when we mourn our losses we also mourn, for better or for worse, ourselves. as we were. as we are no longer. as we will one day not be at all." - Joan Didion, The Year of... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 2, 2026
"The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love." - Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves There will be times when you feel more anger than sorrow. While this is natural, do not let the anger take over how you see the world. Know that this feeling will pass, and that the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 1, 2026
" We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination." - C.S. Lewis, A... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
"It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief." - Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart One of the few positives about your grief is that it puts the rest of life's problems in perspective. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 30, 2026
To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. - Nelson Mandela When the rights of any group, no matter how small, no matter how marginal, are violated, your liberty, your freedom is put at risk. Let there never be a day when... Sign in to see full entry.
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing." - C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed Fear or feelings like fear are a normal byproduct of grief. The... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
"I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it." - Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart It bears repeating that you never "get over" your loss. You simply learn to live with it. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
"Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering." - Roland Barthes It may be frustrating that others close to your loved one do not feel the same way that you do about your loss. Everyone's grief, like everyone's love, is different. Accepting that will help you find peace. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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.