"The importance of humor is primarily to puncture fixed ideas - to make us step back and realize that our situation, whatever it may be, is, in the grand scheme of things, always contingent and arbitrary and ephemeral. And that helps us to deal with our emotions and to keep going. Holding on to one... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
"Loss reshapes us and teaches us to fill ourselves with something new. If we resist, we feel as you do. Hollow. Empty." - Ash Krafton, Wolf's Bane What have you done to actively work through your grief process this week? Remember to exercise, eat well, and find ways to reach out to other people.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
"Isn't it weird," I said, "the way you remember things, when someone's gone?" What do you mean?" I ate another piece of waffle. "When my dad first died, all I could think about was that day. It's taken me so long to be able to think back to before that, to everything else." Wes was nodding before I... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
"I aspire to be the widow my husband would be proud of....still." - Mary Lee Robinson Do you think that your loved one would want you to give up on life because of his or her death? Take a moment today to reflect on who your loved one would want you to be. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 31, 2026
"Sorrow on another's face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness." - Richelle E. Goodrich Make the effort to reach out to someone who appears closed off or unfriendly. You may discover that they are... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 30, 2026
"I aspire to be the widow my husband would be proud of....still." - Mary Lee Robinson Do you think that your loved one would want you to give up on life because of his or her death? Take a moment today to reflect on who your loved one would want you to be. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
"What were you going to make for Christmas dinner?" one of my older children asked in a very reasonable tone. I cleared my throat, but couldn't speak. There was no real explanation for my behavior. I'd been so intent on getting through this first Christmas without David. I'd found new rituals to... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 28, 2026
"Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all." -... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
"I had met death before, in different forms--I knew quite well the pattern of my grieving. First came shock, and then tears, and then a bitter anger, followed by a softer grief that time would wear away." - Susanna Kearsley, The Splendor Falls Even if you know the expected order of grief, the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
"Love is infinite. Grief can lead to love. Love can lead to grief. Grief is a love story told backward just as love is a grief story told backward." - Bridget Asher Love and grief are intertwined. You know that better than anyone. Sign in to see full entry.