"Change the way you think and you will change the way you feel." - Charmaine Smith Ladd, Shake Hands with Yourself: A Peacemaker's Guide to Happiness & Inner Peace Make sure you live your life with a lens of gratitude and appreciation. You will always be sad about your loss, but take that feeling... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
"The point is to turn your grief into love. The roses are helping you find grace." - Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi You have been learning more about life from death than you thought possible. Turn that sadness into empathy and love for other people. Make an effort to make... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
"Loss reshapes us and teaches us to fill ourselves with something new. If we resist, we feel as you do. Hollow. Empty." - Ash Krafton, Wolf's Bane What have you done to work through your grief process this week actively? Remember to exercise, eat well, and find ways to reach out to other people.... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
"We all have our sorrows, and although the exact delineations, weight and dimensions of grief are different for everyone, the color of grief is common to us all." - Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale Go online and read the stories of others who are grieving. You will feel comfort and a... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 14, 2025
"I had met death before, in different forms--I knew quite well the pattern of my grieving. First came shock, and then tears, and then a bitter anger, followed by a softer grief that time would wear away." - Susanna Kearsley, The Splendour Falls Even if you know the expected order of grief, the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
"My pain builds like storm clouds- massive, dark, and heavy with teardrops. Moisture falls torrential as if my world is a violent, eternal downpour; however, at long last the source runs dry and the bitter storm does cease. Blue skies dare to glow where the gloom has dissipated. I breathe it in,... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
"There need not be a purpose to a person's death, other than that they have lived the length of their days on this Earth and now begin the longer part of their existence." - Brian M. Holmes, What Are You Crying About? Defeating Grief for Christians You may be searching for a deeper meaning in your... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 11, 2025
"He had pulled out of that grief, eventually – out from under the suffocating weight of it. Suffering had formed him: made him silent and deliberate, thoughtful: deep." - Amanda Coplin, The Orchardist You will find your voice. You will be able to talk about the person you lost without your eyes... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
"Funerals seem less about comforting the souls of these dearly departed than about comforting the people they leave behind." - Rin Chupeco 347 Funerals, like weddings, are a blur for those at the center of the ceremony. Now that some time has passed and the shock has diminished, you may want to stop... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
"My grief lies all within; and these external manner of laments are merely shadows of the unseen grief that swells with silence in the tortur'd soul." - William Shakespeare, Richard II You get dressed and go about your day wearing a mask. Outsiders have no idea how hurt you still feel. Over time,... Sign in to see full entry.