"What made losing someone you loved bearable was not remembering but forgetting. Forgetting small things first... It's amazing how much you could forget; 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, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
"And this evening when I close my eyes against the darkness and think about her, I'll imagine iridescent wings fluttering, if only for a moment, against cloudless blue skies." - Nancy Stephan, The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir Don't be disappointed if your loved one has not appeared in your... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
"Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months, you'd recognized defeat, shifted your life around, and made room for it." - Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting Continuing with the simile that grief is like a newborn - when grief is new, you cry all the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
"I'd long thought that a surfeit of sensitivity could be a killing thing, too much insight malignant in its own right. The best survivors--there are studies that show it--are those blessed with an inordinate ability to deny. And keep on marching." - Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test There may be times... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 28, 2025
"June is gone. For the first time, the enormity of that hits me. Every muscle aches, my heart most of all. I am throbbing with how much I miss her. It hurts worse than anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to be expected to live day to day carrying this kind of pain. I don't know how I'm supposed... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Among other things, Kathryn knew grief was physically exhausting. - Anita Shreve, The Pilot's Wife Grief can affect your sleep patterns. You may be sleeping more or less than normal. If you find that your sleep has significantly changed since your loss, you should be sure to see your healthcare... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
"What people resist is not change per se, but loss." - Ronald A. Heifetz, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World" The changes that have happened are not what you or anyone would have wanted. As part of your healing, you need to make some... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 24, 2025
"There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result, one is strangely composed-" - Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone At the beginning of your grieving process, you may have felt like your life was going through the motions—like being in shock. Because of that, you may... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 23, 2025
"The only language she could speak was grief. How could he not know that? Instead, she said, "I love you." She did. She loved him. But even that didn't feel like anything anymore." - Ann Hood, The Knitting Circle When you are grieving, it becomes the dominant emotion in your life. While it may feel... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
"Sydney discovers that she minds the loss of her mourning. When she grieved, she felt herself to be intimately connected to Daniel. But with each passing day, he floats away from her. When she thinks about him now, it is more as a lost possibility than as a man. She has forgotten his breath, his... Sign in to see full entry.