"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.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
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.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
"I'm convinced that the world, more than ever, needs the music only you can make. And if it takes extra courage to keep playing in spite of your loss, many will applaud the effort. And who knows? Others may be inspired to pick up their broken instruments, their broken lives, and begin again." -... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 7, 2025
We don't really want answers, we don't want explanations, and we don't want closure.... We want an end to suffering, but we shouldn't leave it up to God to alleviate it.... He is waiting for us to do it. That's what we are here for." - ARON MOSS Shift your focus from how you're feeling to what... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
" Mrs. Sussex said Byron's loss would grow more bearable. But here was the nub: he didn't want to lose his loss. Loss was all he had left of his mother. If time healed the gap, it would be as if she'd never been there." - Rachel Joyce, Perfect Grief keeps your relationship with your loved one at the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
"Grief can destroy you - or focus you. You can decide a relationship was all for nothing if it had to end in death, and you alone. Or you can realize that every moment of it had more meaning than you dared to recognize at the time, so much meaning it scared you, so you just lived, just took for... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 4, 2025
"In grief, part of the pain comes from our feeling that we should not suffer so - that it is fundamentally alien to our being, this even though we all suffer, and frequently. Yet we reject suffering as a fundamental human truth while embracing joy as an integral part of our very being. - Wendy... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Perhaps this is a second doctoral program: advanced learning about life, death, marriage, motherhood, family, faith, patience, and prayer. My degree will be Doctor of Life, and I will be in good company. Many of us earn our 'Doctor of Life' degrees. - Christina G. Hibbert, Psy.D. Like an academic... Sign in to see full entry.