"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time - the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades away from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." - Vicki Harrison Have you taken the time to write thank-you notes to those who either sent flowers or donations at the time of your loved... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 28, 2025
"So this, Harriet thought, gazing at her black-clad reflection, was what bearing up looked like. The eyes in the mirror stared at her, somehow, while fixing themselves far away. Bearing up, then, must be this: the feeling of perfect frozen stillness, so that to raise your hand was a wrenching and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
"I didn't want him to think I was giving up - I wasn't. I simply couldn't put myself together just yet." - Markelle Grabo, The Spell Master Be sure to vocalize how you are feeling to friends and family throughout your grieving process. Tell them explicitly that you appreciate when they try to... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
"We have such numerous interests in our lives that it is not uncommon, on a single occasion, for the foundations of a happiness that does not yet exist to be laid down alongside the intensification of a grief from which we are still suffering." - Marcel Proust, Swann's Way Grief is pervasive - it... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 25, 2025
"I've grieved enough for his life cut short and for mine for running on for so long with so little in it. It's weakness now, but I suppose I am crying out of a general sense of loss. Maybe I am mourning for the human condition." - Rosie Thomas, Iris And Ruby Part of grief is disappointment. It is... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
"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... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
"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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
"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 experienced grief may be better equipped to help you through this time than those who feel sympathy but lack understanding. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 21, 2025
"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 going! Sign in to see full entry.