"You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live." - Neil Gaiman,... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 26, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022
"You cannot die of grief, though it feels as if you can. A heart does not actually break, though sometimes your chest aches as if it is breaking. Grief dims with time. It is the way of things. There comes a day when you smile again, and you feel like a traitor. How dare I feel happy. How dare I be... Sign in to see full entry.
Love is stronger than death, even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries, it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death. ~ Anonymous People talk about the importance of memories when you have... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
"Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief." - Nicholas Sparks - The Rescue No matter your age or your background, the process of grief is the last step in truly growing up. Your life before the loss was one of a kind of childlike innocence compared to the life... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
"Grief is a most peculiar thing; we're so helpless in the face of it. It's like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it." - Arthur... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
"So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love." - E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly Take a minute today to remember three times when your loved one made you laugh and smile. Relive those beautiful memories in your head. Those sweet moments are why you feel... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 12, 2022
"There should be a statute of limitation on grief. A rulebook that says it is all right to wake up crying, but only for a month. That after 42 days you will no longer turn with your heart racing, certain you have heard her call out your name. That there will be no fine imposed if you feel the need... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 11, 2022
"They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite. " - Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince There is something so special about learning something new about the person you have lost. Hearing a new story or finding a letter you forgot about is an unexpected joy. While... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Be resolute in your goals, but flexible in your tactics. Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds. - Norman Vincent Peale Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 9, 2022
"Someone experiencing the stages of grief is rarely aware of how his behavior might appear to others. Grief often produces a "zoom lens effect," in which the focus is entirely on oneself, to the exclusion of external considerations." - Sol Luckman - Snooze: A Story of Awakening Grief sends us into... Sign in to see full entry.