"You can't love your mother or father if you don't also have the capacity to grieve their deaths and, perhaps even more so, grieve parts of their lives." - Glenn Beck, The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life It has been said that you never really grow up until you lose your parents. It feels... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
"Then one morning she'd begun to feel her sorrow easing, like something jagged that had cut into her so long it had finally dulled its edges, worn itself down. That same day Rachel couldn't remember which side her father had parted his hair on, and she'd realized again what she'd learned at five... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
"Just when normal life felt almost possible - when the world held some kind of order, meaning, even loveliness (the prismatic spray of light through an icicle; the stillness of a sunrise), some small thing would go awry and the veil of optimism was torn away, the barren world revealed. They learned,... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward." - Abraham Lincoln It cannot be said enough that you are progressing in your grieving. It will never feel fast enough, but at some point, you will realize that you are improving and slowly letting joy back into your life. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
"One small crack does not mean that you are broken; it means that you were put to the test and didn't fall apart." - Linda Poindexter. It will take several years, but you will look back on this period and feel proud that you made it. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 3, 2025
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb. Are you frustrated that grief is still a big part of your daily active thinking? Think back to a month ago. You are making slow and steady progress. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 2, 2025
"The people who have the best advice are usually the ones who have been through the most." - Anonymous. Some day, you will be an enormous comfort to someone experiencing loss. There is wisdom that comes from this terrible journey you are on right now. Sign in to see full entry.
All Quotes Are From MLK Today!
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 1, 2025
"And I pray that you no longer seek happiness from the past, but rather you set your sails forward, to a land that is pure and wonderful." - T.B. LaBerge. Building new memories is as important as taking your next breath. Do not stop living because you are grieving. Find opportunities to celebrate... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 31, 2025
"It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that the grief... lessens in time. It may not go away completely, but after a while, it's not so overwhelming." - Nicholas Sparks The size and scale of your grief change subtly over time. It ebbs and flows like the tides, and then... Sign in to see full entry.