“What a strange thing that grief can become need in moments, in breaths, in the strength of his hands. Maybe it’s shelter. Maybe distraction. Or something else entirely. But there is old pain in me and we kiss as though we have kissed a thousand times before, as though in other lives we kissed every day, we kiss as though we have been waiting years to do so.” LoveDesireGriefHealingLongingIntimacyVulnerabilityBittersweetPast LivesEmotional Complexity Book:Wild Dark Shore Source: Wild Dark Shore
“When I think about her,” he says, and I can hear his voice wavering, “when I see something amazing, I feel this rage. That she doesn’t get to see it.” LoveLossGriefAngerLongingAbsenceVulnerabilityMourningBittersweetEmotional Complexity Book:Wild Dark Shore Source: Wild Dark Shore
“Your dad’s from a generation of men who were taught that speaking about their feelings was a weakness. Which means they didn’t really learn the skill. And it is a skill, you know. Figuring out how you feel and then articulating it. It’s not easy. But I think it’s important to try or you just…there’s too much to carry on your own, you know?” RelationshipsCommunicationEmpathySelf AwarenessMental HealthPersonal GrowthVulnerabilityMasculinityEmotional ExpressionGenerational Differences Book:Wild Dark Shore Source: Wild Dark Shore