Words of Comfort
When you are deep in the trenches of loss, you may not have the energy to read an article. Sometimes, you simply need a few words from someone who understands to anchor you.
A Gentle Reminder: If these quotes bring up overwhelming emotions and you find yourself in crisis, please contact your local emergency services right now, or visit Open Counseling's list of international suicide hotlines.
The Reality of Grief
"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim."
"What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
"Grief is just love with no place to go."
Navigating the Silence
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues."
"We do not 'get over' a death. We learn to carry the grief and integrate the loving memory in our hearts."
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid."
Enduring Love
"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. Death cannot kill what never dies."
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