"Grief dares us to love once more." - Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Your loss created a void in your life, an empty place that feels almost like an open wound. Over time, your desire to fill the gap will increase, but you will never "replace" your loved... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
"Rejection is one of the worse forms of pain. Loss is the worst. Grief haunts until you allow yourself to move on." - Angelica Hopes As unreasonable as it may sound, there are times when you may feel a sense of rejection from your loved one's death. You may even be asking why you have to cope with... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
"She needed to recover. His father had died in January; it was only the end of May. They needed to stick to the routine they'd established during the intervening months. in that way, their life would return to its original shape, like a spring stretched in bad times but contracting eventually into... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
"When someone you love dies, you get a big bowl of sadness put down in front of you, steaming hot. You can start eating now, or you can let it cool and eat it bit by bit later. Either way, you end up eating the whole thing. There's really no way around it." - Ralph Fletcher, Fig Pudding There are so... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
"What made losing someone you loved bearable was not remembering but forgetting. Forgetting small things first... It's amazing how much you could forget; everything you forgot made that person less alive inside you until you could finally endure it. After more time passed, you could let yourself... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 3, 2025
"And this evening when I close my eyes against the darkness and think about her, I'll imagine iridescent wings fluttering, if only for a moment, against cloudless blue skies." - Nancy Stephan, The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir Don't be disappointed if your loved one has not appeared in your... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
"Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months, you'd recognized defeat, shifted your life around, and made room for it." - Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting Continuing with the simile that grief is like a newborn - when grief is new, you cry all the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
"I'd long thought that a surfeit of sensitivity could be a killing thing, too much insight malignant in its own right. The best survivors--there are studies that show it--are those blessed with an inordinate ability to deny. And keep on marching." - Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test There may be times... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 28, 2025
"June is gone. For the first time, the enormity of that hits me. Every muscle aches, my heart most of all. I am throbbing with how much I miss her. It hurts worse than anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to be expected to live day to day carrying this kind of pain. I don't know how I'm supposed... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Among other things, Kathryn knew grief was physically exhausting. - Anita Shreve, The Pilot's Wife Grief can affect your sleep patterns. You may be sleeping more or less than normal. If you find that your sleep has significantly changed since your loss, you should be sure to see your healthcare... Sign in to see full entry.