I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss. --- Rita Mae Brown Feeling grateful for your relationship with the person you lost takes a very long time. A part of you will always long for one more... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
An important way to cope with grief is having an outlet, be it interpersonal, be it artistic, that will allow you to not have to contain your grief, but will give you an opportunity to express it, to externalize it to some degree. ---R. Benyamin Cirlin, Grief counselor Consider taking a class in a... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
The caterpillar dies so the butterfly could be born. And, yet, the caterpillar lives in the butterfly and they are but one. So, when I die, it will be that I have been transformed from the caterpillar of earth to the butterfly of the universe. - John Harricharan. Even though it is so hard to say... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. ~ Unknown Today, look at a photo, watch a home movie, or hold an object that reminds you of a special time with your loved one. Laugh, cry, and remember. Put that memory in a special place in your heart to treasure always. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go. ~Anonymous You may not have reached a place of acceptance about your loss yet. Some people in your life may assume you have come to... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 6, 2025
“A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don’t have to be the cause of ongoing suffering...If we dwelt on these positive states as much as we generally dwell on our negative thoughts and painful... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 23, 2024
"When one person is missing, the whole world seems empty." - Pat Schweibert, Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss We never think about how our life is a careful balance. Everyone with whom we interact regularly plays a part in creating our world, a web of people who make us feel comfortable,... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. - Swedish Proverb Many times when people grieve, their first instinct is to isolate themselves from others. You may need to cry, or to just sit in silent reflection as you continue to try to process what has happened. However, in conjunction with... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death. ~ Anonymous People talk about the importance of memories when you have... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 20, 2024
"Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don't notice it, but, out of the blue, it'll flare to life." - Maria V. Snyder, Storm Glass When grief is your every day, it's hard to... Sign in to see full entry.