"Those who have endured the scars of life, sorrows of the Heart, the grief of loss, the pain of body, mind or spirit, and have fathomed the unexplainable sufferings of life have the greatest capacity to Love and live a joyful life by opening their hearts to the promptings of compassion. Love is... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
"Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all." -... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 17, 2025
"I aspire to be the widow my husband would be proud of....still." - Mary Lee Robinson Do you think that your loved one would want you to give up on life because of his or her death? Today, reflect on who your loved one would want you to be. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
"...I told her that letting go is not a choice, in many ways. You try to move on, perhaps. But it comes of its own accord, in the end; it happens when it is ready to, and it mostly comes by without announcement or being noticed at all. I'll always miss my husband. I won't ever be the person I was... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
"The importance of humor is primarily to puncture fixed ideas - to make us step back and realize that our situation, whatever it may be, is, in the grand scheme of things, always contingent and arbitrary and ephemeral. And that helps us to deal with our emotions and to keep going. Holding on to one... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, March 14, 2025
"Caring for others tends to be the first cut when we review our personal time budget. It does not necessarily fulfill the goals of my ambition; it will not pave the way for my success; it takes away from my own depleted emotional resources. It is an imposition in every way. To some of us, it is an... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
"Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there's one person who never ceased to love you - yourself." - Sanhita Baruah Through all of this, remember to look out for yourself. Your health, contentment, and well-being continue to matter. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
"We talk about how he and Leanne are doing knowing full well there is no sufficient answer." - Michael Perry From the outside, people may now assume you're doing fine. They may no longer even ask you about your loss, yet it may still be all-consuming. Remember that there are always other people who... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 10, 2025
"It had been many months since I'd shed tears for Tomaso, but grief is like that. It's not a continuous process; it comes in waves. You can keep it at bay for a time, like a dam holding back a lake, but then something triggers an explosion inside of you, shattering the wall and letting loose a... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
"One of the grubby truths about a loss is that you don't just mourn the dead person, you mourn the person you got to be when the lost one was alive. This loss might even be what affects you the most." - Meghan O'Rourke, The Long Goodbye You may resent that you can never return to being a person who... Sign in to see full entry.