“To mourn is to wonder at the strangeness that grief is not written all over your face in bruised hieroglyphics. And it's also to feel, quite powerfully, that you're not allowed to descend into the deepest fathom of your grief - that to do so would be taboo somehow.” FeelsWould BeFacesGriefWonderWrittenOver YouYour FaceTabooMournStrangenessFathomBruisedHieroglyphics Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“Many researchers say the dominant emotion experienced after loss is yearning or searching. And while you might feel more anger early on, it's accompanied by a whole host of other feelings.” FeelsWholeFeelingsMightLossEmotionHostYearningDominantResearchers Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“I was not raised with religion, and I had no faith before my mother died. On the other hand, when she died, I did not immediately feel she was "gone." I don't believe she is in something like heaven, but I also feel that we don't understand much about the nature of the universe. So I hold on to that uncertainty, at times.” FeelsBelieveHandsMotherUniverseHeavenGoneDiedRaisedDon't BelieveUncertaintyMother Died Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“There are many kinds of loss embedded in a loss - the loss of the person, and the loss of the self you got to be with that person. And the seeming loss of the past, which now feels forever out of reach.” FeelsKindPersonsSelfPastLossForeverSeemingEmbedded Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“I believe in the importance of individuality, but in the midst of grief I also find myself wanting connection - wanting to be reminded that the sadness I feel is not just mine but ours.” FeelsBelieveI BelieveGriefSadnessMinesConnectionsImportanceIndividualityI Believe InMidst Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“Loss doesn't feel redeemable. But for me one consoling aspect is the recognition that, in this at least, none of us is different from anyone else: We all lose loved ones; we all face our own death.” FeelsDifferentFacesLosesLossAspectRecognitionLoved OnesConsoling Author:Meghan O'Rourke
