"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Plato When you are feeling sad and overwhelmed, it sometimes appears that everyone else is happy and content. In fact, everyone has his/her own struggles. While it may not be grief, what they are facing can be equally tough to bear. Most... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul, there is no separation. " -Rumi Every once in a while, when you least expect it, you will say something and hear your loved one's voice as your own. Those moments are fleeting but are genuinely one... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 13, 2025
"I think validation is one of the most beautiful gifts we can give the grieving." - Angie Cartwright. When the opportunity arises, write a note or take the time to call someone who has experienced a loss. Be an honest listener when they want to talk and be a shoulder to cry on when they need to... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know." - Pema Chodron. Take a moment, either in a journal or on a scrap of paper, to write down the most important thing you learned about yourself from the person you lost. You may have learned that you are more patient than you realized,... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
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.
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.