"I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days." - Victoria Hanley, The Seer and the Sword When you are in mourning, your instinct may be to withdraw from society until you feel better. However, by isolating yourself, you... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Thursday, May 26, 2022
"The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love." - Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves There will be times when you feel more anger than sorrow. While this is natural, do not let anger take over how you see the world. Know that this feeling will pass and that the anger is... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
"We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination." - C.S. Lewis, A... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Love isn’t an act, it’s a whole life. It’s staying with her now because she needs you; it’s knowing you and she will still care about each other when sex and daydreams, fights and futures—when all that’s on the shelf and done with. Love—why, I’ll tell you what love is: it’s you at seventy-five and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 22, 2022
"I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it." - Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart It bears repeating that you never "get over" your loss. You simply learn to live with it. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
"Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering." - Roland Barthes It may be frustrating that others close to your loved one do not feel the same way that you do about your loss. Everyone's grief, like everyone's love, is different. Accepting that will help you find peace. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast and is forced to multiply its strength. - Ovid If you hide how you are feeling, it slowly consumes you. Go online, call a friend, or find a grief support group. Pretending that you are "handling" your grief alone does not make it go away.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
"Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance." - Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression When you are grieving, you feel down. It seems like it is a constant presence at times. This is normal and typical. It may frighten... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world." - Brandi Snyder Who would love to hear from you today? Pick up the phone and call. I'm not sure the attribution of this quote is correct, but it still means what I wanted it to mean. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
"We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk." - Thomas Moore If the people close to you are not grieving in the same way that you are, you may want to go... Sign in to see full entry.