"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.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
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.
Friday, June 21, 2024
I wonder if I cry or whether my tears will be gray. - Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It. If you are feeling flat, like you lack emotion about anything, then you need to take some steps to break out of that space. Go outside and take a brisk, ten-minute walk in the sun. If it is raining, then... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
"The bird is gone, and in what meadow does it now sing?" - Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Different religions and cultures have a wide range of beliefs about what happens to people when they die. Go online or visit your local library to read about these ideas. Finding out how... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
"Tears of grief are unique. They contain chemicals that aren't found in the more mundane droplets of moisture that bathe the eyes as if our tears wash us free of some noxious cause of sorrow. And tonight, after crying until I am empty, I have a rare glimpse of my own interior landscape - wounds... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 17, 2024
"It may be a cat, a bird, a ferret, or a guinea pig, but the chances are high that when someone close to you dies, a pet will be there to pick up the slack. Pets devour the loneliness. They give us purpose, responsibility, a reason for getting up in the morning, and a reason to look to the future.... Sign in to see full entry.