"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 one. Either way, you end up eating the whole thing. There's really no way around it." - Ralph Fletcher, Fig Pudding There... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
"Funerals seem less about comforting the souls of these dearly departed than about comforting the people they leave behind." - Rin Chupeco 347 Funerals, like weddings, are a blur for those at the center of the ceremony. Now that some time has passed and the shock has diminished, you may want to stop... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
"What made losing someone you loved bearable was not remembering but forgetting. Forgetting small things first... it's amazing how much you could forget, and 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.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
"...you have to learn where your pain is. You have to burrow down and find the wound, and if the burden of it is too terrible to shoulder, you have to shout it out; you have to shout for help... And then finally, the way through grief is grieving." - Jane Hamilton. Think about your grief today. Is... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 11, 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, April 10, 2022
"No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief." - Faraaz Kazi You may question why no one else around you appears to be sad. How can there be laughter and dancing? How can you be upset because your soup is cold when my heart is broken forever? The world may seem very... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 9, 2022
"Yet that grief and this joy were alike outside all the ordinary conditions of life; they were loop-holes, as it were, in that ordinary life through which there came glimpses of something sublime. And in the contemplation of this sublime something the soul was exalted to inconceivable heights of... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 8, 2022
"It occurred to me that grief is like a tunnel. You enter it without a choice because you must get to the other side. The darkness of it plays tricks on you and sometimes you can even forget where you are or what your purpose is. I believe that people, now and again, get lost or stuck in that... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
"Caring for others tends to be the first cut when we review our personal time budget. It does not necessarily fulfill the goals of my ambition; it will not pave the way for my success; it takes away from my own depleted emotional resources. It is an imposition in every way. To some of us, it is an... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
"No one can take your grief from you; it belongs to you and you alone." - Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess You can't expect someone else to take control of your grieving process. Friends and family can advise you, but it is up to you and you alone to take charge of your own emotions. You know... Sign in to see full entry.