"The mystery of death, the riddle of how you could speak to someone and see them every day and then never again, was so impossible to fathom that of course we kept trying to figure it out, even when we were unconscious." - Francine Prose, Goldengrove Have you picked up the phone to call your loved... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 30, 2022
Sunday, May 29, 2022
"When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. It just changes. It hits you sideways sometimes instead of head-on. Like now." - Jude Watson, In Too Deep Your loss may make you feel out of control. That can lead to a downward spiral across all parts of your life. To help, find a way to... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
"I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days." - Victoria Hanley, The Seer and the Sword When you are in mourning, your instinct may be to withdraw from society until you feel better. However, by isolating yourself, you... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
"The whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love." - Kristina McMorris, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves There will be times when you feel more anger than sorrow. While this is natural, do not let anger take over how you see the world. Know that this feeling will pass and that the anger is... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
"We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination." - C.S. Lewis, A... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Love isn’t an act, it’s a whole life. It’s staying with her now because she needs you; it’s knowing you and she will still care about each other when sex and daydreams, fights and futures—when all that’s on the shelf and done with. Love—why, I’ll tell you what love is: it’s you at seventy-five and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 22, 2022
"I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it." - Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart It bears repeating that you never "get over" your loss. You simply learn to live with it. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
"Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering." - Roland Barthes It may be frustrating that others close to your loved one do not feel the same way that you do about your loss. Everyone's grief, like everyone's love, is different. Accepting that will help you find peace. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast and is forced to multiply its strength. - Ovid If you hide how you are feeling, it slowly consumes you. Go online, call a friend, or find a grief support group. Pretending that you are "handling" your grief alone does not make it go away.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
"Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance." - Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression When you are grieving, you feel down. It seems like it is a constant presence at times. This is normal and typical. It may frighten... Sign in to see full entry.