"I wonder if I were to have an X-ray at the little hospital, would the machine see my grief? Is it like rust, arheum about the heart?" - Sebastian Barry, On Canaan's Side You don't have to feel self-conscious around other people about your grief. In fact, you would be surprised how few people... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
"Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be." Wayne W. Dyer No part of you wants to accept what has happened. Your greatest responsibility is to move from disbelief to some form of acceptance. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
"My life is now divided into two periods: With June and After June. I can't wrap my mind around the idea of it." - Hannah Harrington, Saving June While you might give anything to go back to the time before you experienced this loss, that is, unfortunately, not a possibility. This new reality may... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 4, 2025
"She'd not known grief would come in waves, brought on by the smallest of things. Nor had she realized that ordinary acts of living would continue even after the loss of a love and that it would remain possible to get caught up in the moment of a simple pleasure before remembering." - Tess Thompson... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
"The idea of immortality, that like a sea has ebbed and flowed in the human heart, with its countless waves of hope and fear, beating against the shores and rocks of time and fate, was not born of any book, nor of any creed, nor of any religion. It was born of human affection, and it will continue... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
"There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you're supposed to do, but you're not there at all." - Frederick Barthelme, Elroy Nights You may still be checking in and out of your life. You are present and engaged at times,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 1, 2025
"The only education in grief that any of us ever gets is a crash course. Until Caroline had died, I had belonged to that other world, the place of innocence and linear expectations, where I thought grief was a simple, wrenching realm of sadness and longing that gradually receded. What that... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
"What if it's as simple as one moment? One tiny thing, like that kiss on the rocks? What if I'd kissed him a little longer? Would he be alive right now? Or what if I'd stayed with him Friday night, what if I'd been with him... wherever he was?" - Kristina McBride, One Moment We all play the "what... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time - the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades away from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." - Vicki Harrison Have you taken the time to write thank-you notes to those who either sent flowers or donations at the time of your loved... Sign in to see full entry.