“As Beatrice had learned from doing the grief work, finally allowing herself to feel her immense sorrow had given her some relief from the depression, stress, and fear that had imprisoned her… But she hadn’t yet allowed herself to feel her anger about the past. There is no forgiveness without rage.” GriefSorrowForgivenessTraumaRage Book:The Choice: Embrace the Possible Source: The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“But the mourning period also has a clear end. From that point on, the loss isn't a separate dimension of life—the loss is integrated into life. If we stay in a state of perpetual mourning, we are choosing a victim's mentality, believing I’m never going to get over it. If we stay stuck in mourning, it is as though our lives are over too. Renée's mourning, though it was painful, had also become a kind of shield, something that fenced her off from her present life. In the rituals of her loss she could protect herself from having to accept it.” GriefMourningMourning Rituals Book:The Choice: Embrace the Possible Source: The Choice: Embrace the Possible