Recognize the Loss: For a while you are numb, it has happened – try not to avoid it. Be with the Pain: You’re hurting. Admit it. To feel pain after loss is normal, it is proof that you are alive and proof that you are able to respond. You are Not Alone: Loss is part […]

We grieve according to the kind of relationship we had with the deceased, how open we were, the ideas we have of mortality, the inner strengths or weaknesses we have, or the kind of emotional support we get from those around us. It isn’t necessarily true that the happier we were with the beloved person, […]

Grief is not a smorgasbord where you go down the line picking a little of this and a little of that. Grief is like a jigsaw puzzle. Some people get all the edge pieces together first and work from the outside in. Others dump everything out on the table at once and jump right into […]

Lend me your hope for awhile, I seem to have mislaid mine. Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily. Pain and confusion are my companions. I know not where to turn. Looking ahead to future times, does not bring forth images of renewed hope. I see mirthless times, pain filled days, and more tragedy. Lend […]

For the loss of my love, countless tears I do shed, Tears of sorrow tears of joy fall from my weary head, My tears shall be eternal, they shall not ever depart, For each tear that I shed, means you live on in my heart, Countless memories abound, all filling my head, Stream of tears, […]