"An observant friend will recognize the signs of the rise of grief: eyes that easily well with tears, a smile that is difficult to sustain, a tendency to withdraw. And ultimately, perhaps we each need to create our own symbol of grieving - to wear our version of black, or maybe to color with black... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Saturday, August 23, 2025
"In order to heal, you have to first be broken." - Renee Dyer, Eyes Wide Open Own the fact that you are devastated by this loss. There is no shame in feeling grief. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 22, 2025
"Laine taped the last box shut. That was it, then: All of Gavin's belongings put away; some for charity, some for the dump, some to be saved for a happier 'one day' that Laine felt, right now, was as distant as the stars." - Stephen M. Irwin, The Dead Path Packing up someone's personal effects can... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
"She lost much of her appetite. At night, an invisible hand kept shaking her awake every few hours. Grief was physiological, a disturbance of the blood. Sometimes a whole minute would pass in nameless dread - the bedside clock ticking, the blue moonlight coating the window like glue - before she'd... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
"Before I lost my father, I never understood the rituals surrounding funerals: the wake, the service itself, the reception afterward, the dinners prepared by well-meaning friends and delivered in plastic containers, even the popular habit of making poster boards filled with photos of the dear... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
"Absence is a house so vast that inside you will pass through its walls and hang pictures on the air." - Pablo Neruda It can feel almost painful to be in the same place where you lived before your loss. Everywhere you look, some triggers bring you back to the time before the death of your loved one.... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 18, 2025
"... [They] took it upon themselves to start the laborious process of cranking up life again, after death has stopped us all in its tracks." - Diane Setterfield What small steps are you ready to take to begin the process of recovering from your loss? Choose something you can do without fear, such as... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
"She always used to suspect that the price for happiness, the price for enjoying the company of a person you loved, was the steadily increasing risk of losing them, and at times, when she considered the possibility that she might lose Isabel or Clancy or, in the early days, Todd, Bernice didn't... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
"I think grief and fear are going to come to him suddenly. They'll be undiluted and words won't work. We're all going to get hit and won't know how to hit back. I wish I knew the answers, how to help myself and the people who will hurt all around me." - Kaui Hart Hemmings You may feel frustrated... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 15, 2025
"I knew I was being an idiot. But I figured if I kept being an idiot, if I didn't actually accept the truth, then the truth would become false." - Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sometimes, you need to "turn off" your grief to give your mind and heart a break. Go to... Sign in to see full entry.