Grief Quotes and Notes

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Friday, April 25, 2025

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them." - Leo Tolstoy When we love someone—be it a friend, family member, or spouse—we open ourselves up to the potential for loss. Yet, we take... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

"You will lose someone you can't live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up. And you come through. It's like... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

"The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer anyone to remember with. It felt like losing your co-rememberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we'd done were less real and important than they had been hours before." - John Green, The Fault in Our... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

"I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil."- J.R.R. Tolkien You may be trying to hide your tears. It might feel like you are being strong by not crying. To cry is not to be weak, but rather to release your sorrow so that you can let go of it and move forward. You may need to cry... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 21, 2025

"A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don't have to be the cause of ongoing suffering...If we dwelt on these positive states as much as we generally dwell on our negative thoughts and painful... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 20, 2025

From My Boof, "Dealing With Grief'

“Isn’t it weird,” I said, “the way you remember things when someone’s gone?” “What do you mean?” asked Wes. 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... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

"You endure what is supposedly unbearable, and before you know it, you would have done the impossible by bearing the unbearable." - Donovan People told you things would slowly get better, but until you survive the first year of grief, that can be hard to believe. Looking back, you have made it... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 18, 2025

"Change the way you think and you will change the way you feel." - Charmaine Smith Ladd, Shake Hands with Yourself: A Peacemaker's Guide to Happiness & Inner Peace Make sure you live your life with a lens of gratitude and appreciation. You will always be sad about your loss, but take that feeling... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

"The point is to turn your grief into love. The roses are helping you find grace." - Holly Lynn Payne, DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi You have been learning more about life from death than you thought possible. Turn that sadness into empathy and love for other people. Make an effort to make... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

"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 work through your grief process this week actively? Remember to exercise, eat well, and find ways to reach out to other people.... Sign in to see full entry.

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