"Though I knew in my mind that others had felt such loss, this loss was mine, and I felt that no one would ever understand it, and to try to explain the loneliness and pain I felt would be futile." - Linda Hawley, Dreams Unleashed Being alone with your thoughts and memories can be the most... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 20, 2022
Sunday, June 19, 2022
"One by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line - gather, fall, slide...gather, fall, slide...each one commemorating something she had lost. Hope. Faith. Confidence. Pride. Security. Trust. Independence. Joy. Beauty. Freedom. Innocence." - Lisi Harrison, Monster High... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
"I had problems a therapist couldn't solve; grief that no man in a room could ameliorate." - Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail You may feel as if nobody can help you manage your grief. This may or may not be true. Either way, you need to try to help yourself.... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 17, 2022
"I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray." - Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It If you are feeling flat, like you have a lack of emotion about anything, then you need to take some steps to break out of that space. Go outside and take a brisk, ten-minute walk in the sun. If it is... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
"Grief wraps around people, takes them to a place they would not go otherwise." - Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides Have you noticed that you now have an indescribable bond with other people who have experienced loss? It's as if you were part of a different reality before your loss, one to... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
"The bird is gone, and in what meadow does it now sing?" - Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Different religions and cultures have a wide range of beliefs about what happens to people when they die. Go online or visit your local library to read about a few of these ideas. Finding out... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
"Tears of grief are unique. They contain chemicals that aren't found in the more mundane droplets of moisture that bathe the eyes, as if our tears wash us free of some noxious cause of sorrow. And tonight, after crying until I am empty, I have a rare glimpse of my own interior landscape - wounds... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 13, 2022
"It may be a cat, a bird, a ferret, or a guinea pig, but the chances are high that when someone close to you dies, a pet will be there to pick up the slack. Pets devour the loneliness. They give us purpose, responsibility, a reason for getting up in the morning, and a reason to look to the future.... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 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 it... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 11, 2022
"It was the meanest moment of eternity." - Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Grief makes you so aware of the concept of forever. If you can try to spend less of your time and energy focusing on that, it will help. Instead, try to work on your current relationships and put energy into... Sign in to see full entry.