"In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief." - Emily Giffin, Heart of the Matter. You may want to blame the universe for your loved one's death. You may want to curse at the sky or fate or whatever force may have taken the gift of this person from you. Anger is fast,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
"Now something so sad has hold of us that the breath leaves and we can't even cry." - Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense When death comes, even an expected one, there is always a degree of shock. It is so final. You may think you know how you'll react, but the... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 12, 2025
"My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Richard Adams, Watership Down When we suffer a loss, we feel very alone. It is ironic, for grief, like love, is one of the most human and timeless of experiences. When you grieve, you are joining millions who have walked that... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
"I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colors and shades I knew existed." - Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits You may be wondering why, after more than a month of living with this loss, you still don't enjoy music, laugh at jokes, or see beauty around you. Grief is a slow-moving... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
The cure for grief is motion. - Elbert Hubbard As you work through your grief, it is crucial to go from focusing on your thoughts to addressing your physical being. One of the best things you can do is to begin some form of light exercise as you work through these difficult days. Take a 15-20 minute... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 9, 2025
"When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." - Khalil Gibran, The Prophet We spend a lot of our lives looking forward...forward to a vacation, a milestone, or even just... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
"Words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder." - Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart It is nearly impossible to express in words the grief you are feeling. Know that you don't have to be able to do that. Reach out and... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
"Every widow wakes one morning, perhaps after years of pure and unwavering grieving, to realize she slept a good night's sleep, and will be able to eat breakfast, and doesn't hear her husband's ghost all the time, but only some of the time. Her grief is replaced with a useful sadness. Every parent... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
"There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw that back on earth, her sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some paths that would not have crossed, took some moments in her hand, shook them up, and spilled them like dice over the... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 5, 2025
"Relationships take up energy; letting go of them, psychiatrists theorize, entails mental work. When you lose someone you were close to, you have to reassess your picture of the world and your place in it. The more your identity was wrapped up with the deceased, the more difficult the loss." -... Sign in to see full entry.