"For each person I lost I found a new layer of grief to cover myself with, and each time I tried to bring something of their essence into my own being - be it unconditional love, kindness and piety." - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Like your relationships in life, each grieving period is unique. Thinking... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
"All you need is one safe anchor to keep you grounded when the rest of your life spins out of control." - Katie Kacvinsky Think of one activity that you do that makes you feel grounded. It should be something that is low-stress and that doesn't require you to make any decisions. Take 20 minutes for... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 12, 2022
"Grief will shut your eyes off from the world, but Love opens them back up to see its beauty." - Rachel Walden You probably only see the beauty in the world in little flashes right now. Treasure those moments. They represent hope and healing, and will only grow over time. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
"Allow yourself to be an anchor and anchored by others." - Asa Don Brown As you become connected to others who are grieving, you will find that there are times when you are the anchor and times when you need one. Take pride in being there for someone else. By consoling another person who is... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
"In the support group, the counselor had said: When you lose a loved one, you feel as if you're inside a confined space. Everyone else will seem to be careening along outside of this space. In time, you will become aware of an opening you are going to have to step through. It might be... a new job,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 9, 2022
"Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive." - Richelle E. Goodrich Try to give at least three good hugs to someone who needs one today. That means both arms around the other person and a solid, six-second... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
"Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life." - Aberjhani - Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry Try to find an object in your home or something in... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
"In this contemporary culture, what could be an effective means by which we might be able to cue one another to say, Take it easy on me, I'm grieving? Maybe if we reinvented, or re-established the practice of wearing black and created our own symbol of grieving - to wear our version of black, or... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
"Community is about sharing my life; about allowing the chaos of another's circumstances to infringe on mine; about permitting myself to be known without constraint; about resigning myself to needing others." - Sandy Oshiro Rosen, Bare: The Misplaced Art of Grieving and Dancing Even if you have... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 5, 2022
"The sunlight now lay over the valley perfectly still. I went over to the graveyard beside the church and found them under the old cedars... I am finding it a little hard to say that I felt them resting there, but I did. I felt their completeness as whatever they had been in the world. I knew I had... Sign in to see full entry.