"June is gone. For the first time, the enormity of that hits me. Every muscle aches, my heart most of all. I am throbbing with how much I miss her. It hurts worse than anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to be expected to live day to day carrying this kind of pain. I don't know how I'm supposed... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
"Every hour that passed added to her grief because it bore her further away from the living man and because it was a tiny foretaste of the eternity she would have to spend without him. Again and again, she found herself forgetting, for the space of a heartbeat, that he was gone forever and that she... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Among other things, Kathryn knew, grief was physically exhausting. - Anita Shreve, The Pilot's Wife Grief can affect your sleep patterns. You may be sleeping more or less than normal. If you find that your sleep is significantly different since your loss, then you should be sure to see your... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 26, 2024
"What people resist is not change per se, but loss." - Ronald A. Heifetz, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World" The changes that have happened are not what you or anyone would have wanted. As part of your healing, you need to make some... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
"There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result, one is strangely composed-" - Abraham Varghese, Cutting for Stone At the beginning of your grieving process, you may have felt like your life was going through the motions. It was like being in shock. Because of that,... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
"The only language she could speak was grief. How could he not know that? Instead, she said, "I love you." She did. She loved him. But even that didn't feel like anything anymore." - Ann Hood, The Knitting Circle. When you are grieving, it becomes the dominant emotion in your life. While it may feel... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 23, 2024
"Sydney discovers that she minds the loss of her mourning. When she grieved, she felt herself to be intimately connected to Daniel. But with each passing day, he floats away from her. When she thinks about him now, it is more as a lost possibility than as a man. She has forgotten his breath, his... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anybody can start today and make a new ending." - Maria Robinson. You've probably been spending a lot of time looking back and reflecting on the times you spent with your loved one. Don't forget to look forward as well. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
"Psychoanalysis is often about turning our ghosts into ancestors, even for patients who have not lost loved ones to death. We are often haunted by important relationships from the past that influence us unconsciously in the present. As we work them through, they go from haunting us to becoming... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
"The people who have the best advice are usually the ones who have been through the most." - Anonymous. Some day, you will be an enormous comfort to someone else who is experiencing loss. There is wisdom that comes from this terrible journey you are on right now. Sign in to see full entry.