"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 a real listener when they want to talk, and be a shoulder to cry on when they need to weep.... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 9, 2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023
"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 7, 2023
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 It takes a very long time to feel gratitude for the relationship you had with the person you lost. There is always a part of you that... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 6, 2023
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 on a... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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 4, 2023
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Take a moment today to 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 3, 2023
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. You may not have reached a place of acceptance about your loss yet. There are people in your life who may assume you have come to... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 2, 2023
"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.
Sunday, January 1, 2023
"Love is an engraved invitation to grief." - Sunshine O'Donnell, Open Me Take a moment today to look at your loss from another perspective. Do you wish that you hadn't had that special relationship? Do you wish that you hadn't had the closeness that you now miss so much? If the answer is no, then... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
"Isn't it weird," I said, "the way you remember things, when someone's gone?" What do you mean?" I ate another piece of waffle. "When my dad first died, all I could think about was that day. It's taken me so long to be able to think back to before that, to everything else." Wes was nodding before I... Sign in to see full entry.