"While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it." - Samuel Johnson There is no better feeling than when you forget your grief and laugh. Embrace it...it will come again just as unexpectedly. Sign in to see full entry.
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"I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief." - Euripides One of the greatest things you can learn from your grief period is who your true friends are. It also teaches you how to truly be a good friend in return. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 29, 2024
"April 11, 2004 -Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the rules of thought, feeling, and behavior in these circumstances? It seems like there should be a rule book somewhere that lays out everything exactly the way one should respond to a loss like this. I'd surely like to know if I'm doing... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 28, 2024
"He'd lived long enough to know that everyone handled grief in different ways, and little by little, they all seemed to accept their new lives." - Nicholas Sparks, The Choice. Think back to the week after you lost your loved one. If you are honest, you can see that you have made progress in your... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
"The numbness of his loss had passed, and the pain would hit me out of nowhere, doubling me over, racking my body with sobs. Where are you? I would cry out in my mind. Where have you gone? Of course, there was never any answer." - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games. It is so hard not to be able to... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
"What they never tell you about grief is that missing someone is the simple part." - Gail Caldwell, Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship Everyone in our lives plays a role. We have teachers, entertainers, confidants, and more. The loss of someone created empty places. Was this the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
"She believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve." - Anne Lamott, Crooked Little Heart. Every once in a while, appreciate the love you lost. Without that love, you would not be experiencing grief now. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 24, 2024
"Though I knew in my mind that others had felt such loss, this loss was mine, and I felt that no one would ever understand it, and to try to explain the loneliness and pain I felt would be futile." - Linda Hawley, Dreams Unleashed. Being alone with your thoughts and memories can be the most... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
"One by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line - gather, fall, slide...gather, fall, slide...each one commemorating something she had lost. Hope. Faith. Confidence. Pride. Security. Trust. Independence. Joy. Beauty. Freedom. Innocence." - Lisi Harrison, Monster High... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 22, 2024
"I had problems a therapist couldn't solve: grief that no man in a room could ameliorate." - Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail You may feel as if nobody can help you manage your grief. This may or may not be true. Either way, you need to try to help yourself. I... Sign in to see full entry.