"...you have to learn where your pain is. You have to burrow down and find the wound, and if the burden of it is too terrible to shoulder, you have to shout it out; you have to shout for help... And then finally, the way through grief is grieving." - Jane Hamilton Think about your grief today. Is it... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025
"It was the meanest moment of eternity." ' - Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Grief makes you so aware of the concept of forever. If you can try to spend less of your time and energy focusing on that, it will help. Instead, try to focus on your current relationships and invest energy... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
"Ten years, she's dead, and I still find myself some mornings reaching for the phone to call her. She could no more be gone than gravity or the moon." - Mary Karr, Lit Getting used to the change in your everyday routine may still be a challenge. It is hard to realize how vital someone is to your... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
"One fire burns out another's burning, One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish." - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Reading about other people's grief will help you feel less isolated or alone. Seek out an online group or look for human interest magazines or books. Read the stories of others... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 13, 2025
"I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process." - C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed Only others who have grieved can genuinely be a shoulder to cry on, offering complete understanding and empathy. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
"She heard him mutter, 'Can you take away this grief?' 'I'm sorry,' she replied. 'Everyone asks me. And I would not do so even if I knew how. It belongs to you. Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for." - Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38) It would be... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
"It's odd, isn't it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it's a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you're not alone." - Kristina McMorris, Letters From Home Being busy and... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
"Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rush Of beautiful birds in circling flight, I am... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 9, 2025
"Grief loves the hollow; all it wants is to hear its own echo." - Hisham Matar, In the Country of Men Try to listen to a piece of music that makes you feel joy. While you may not yet be able to enjoy an upbeat party song, find a calm, cheerful song that makes you feel happy. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
"All things of grace and beauty, such that one holds them to one's heart, have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes." - Cormac McCarthy, The Road Seek out something beautiful today. Visit a greenhouse or a florist shop. The beauty of nature helps you to feel hope again... a... Sign in to see full entry.