"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, March 15, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
"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, March 12, 2025
"Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there's one person who never ceased to love you - yourself." - Sanhita Baruah Through all of this, remember to look out for yourself. Your health, contentment, and well-being continue to matter. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
"We talk about how he and Leanne are doing knowing full well there is no sufficient answer." - Michael Perry From the outside, people may now assume you're doing fine. They may no longer even ask you about your loss, yet it may still be all-consuming. Remember that there are always other people who... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 10, 2025
"It had been many months since I'd shed tears for Tomaso, but grief is like that. It's not a continuous process; it comes in waves. You can keep it at bay for a time, like a dam holding back a lake, but then something triggers an explosion inside of you, shattering the wall and letting loose a... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
"One of the grubby truths about a loss is that you don't just mourn the dead person, you mourn the person you got to be when the lost one was alive. This loss might even be what affects you the most." - Meghan O'Rourke, The Long Goodbye You may resent that you can never return to being a person who... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
"Grief dares us to love once more." - Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Your loss created a void in your life, an empty place that feels almost like an open wound. Over time, your desire to fill the gap will increase, but you will never "replace" your loved... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, March 7, 2025
"Rejection is one of the worse forms of pain. Loss is the worst. Grief haunts until you allow yourself to move on." - Angelica Hopes As unreasonable as it may sound, there are times when you may feel a sense of rejection from your loved one's death. You may even be asking why you have to cope with... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
"She needed to recover. His father had died in January; it was only the end of May. They needed to stick to the routine they'd established during the intervening months. in that way, their life would return to its original shape, like a spring stretched in bad times but contracting eventually into... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
"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. Either way, you end up eating the whole thing. There's really no way around it." - Ralph Fletcher, Fig Pudding There are so... Sign in to see full entry.