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“Sometimes it feels easier to change our beliefs about God rather than do the emotional, spiritual, and physical work necessary to explore the dissonance.”

Book:I Used to Be ___: How to Navigate Large and Small Losses in Life and Find Your Path Forward

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“Obituaries often referred to the people the deceased had let behind, but that wasn't accurate, William thought. He was the one who had gone ahead, no matter how hard he'd tried not to. She was the one held in place. Her words in his head now reminders, not explorations. Memories, not true conversations. And the difference between the two could break you. pg. 236”

Death Grief Healing Ephiphany

Author:Erica Bauermeister

“What feelings are coming up for you? I can't think of anything to say. Should I literally do what the question asks, stick two fingers down my throat and vomit up the strange, dark monster that has made its home inside of me? We could interrogate this creature instead.”

Grief Therapy

Book:Red Ink

Source: Red Ink

“Some people may worsen your anxiety. That is why you ought to put your trust in God Almighty. Let Him lead you to victory.”

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Book:A Manual for Victory

Source: A Manual for Victory

“Take five pounds of hulled whole wheat. Hold it in your arms. Feel that it weighs nothing compared to the load that lays heavy on your heart. Wash the wheat, let your tears join in. Strike a match, strike up faith, light the gas, Watch the wheat bubble and boil. See steam rising like hope. Take the pot from the heat and pour the wheat through a sieve. Lay the grain on a sheet overnight to dry. Rest your head on your own sheets. Dream of a flower dying, shedding its seeds, allowing another flower to grow.”

Grief Cooking

Book:Red Ink

Source: Red Ink

“In the morning, on the day of remembrance, put the wheat in a bowl with walnuts, almonds and parsley. Add a message of devotion, a wish for the future, your gratitude to God. Sprinkle in cinnamon, not guilt. Throw in sesame seeds, throw away your fear. Turn out your mixture and create a mound - a monument to love. Brown some flour and sift. Add a layer of sugar. Press flat. Finally, crush the skin of a pomegranate with the remains of your fury and spread the seeds with love, in the shape of a cross.”

Grief Cooking

Book:Red Ink

Source: Red Ink

“No one will say it out loud. It's like saying 'Macbeth' in the theatre; it brings bad luck. Your mum died - jinx! - yours will die too now. Say it, say it out loud. The worst has already happened.”

Death Loss Grief

Book:Red Ink

Source: Red Ink

“A vast flood swamped Maria, pulling her beneath the surface of life. When the tears eventually dried, they were replaced by the soft, suffocating fog of depression. She was numb. Maria looked back on her days of rage and sorrow with a twisted sense of fondness. At least then she had felt something.”

Loss Grief Tears Depression Numbness

Book:Red Ink

Source: Red Ink

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