“in any kind of loss, your grief is never abated, prevented, or reduced by not allowing yourself joy and excitement while you actually have the thing. So enjoy it.” Life LessonsComing Of AgeJoyousEssayGrief Counseling Book:Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age Source: Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age
“Seldom seen, growing along the ocean floor, the white-plumed anemone is a watery blossom. It is white lace opening under tons of black, opening as if bathed in the sun, while so far from the sun. This is the trick to staying well, isn't it: to feel the sun even in the dark. To not lose the truth of things when they go out of view. To grow just the same. To know there is still water, even when we are thirsty. To know there is still love, even when we are lonely. To know there is still peace, even when we are suffering. None of this invalidates our pain, but only strengthens our way back into the light.” GriefGrief Counseling Author:Mark Nepo
“Grief is a strange thing. It shows up in the oddest of places. As time passes, it becomes threaded into your life in a subtle way you don't quite notice at first. When you smile and feel real joy but at the same moment tears spring to your eyes, that's when you know that grief is not absent even in happiness.” GriefGrief Counseling Author:Janell Anthony Breckell
“Saying nothing is a terrible, terrible thing to do to your grieving person.” GriefGrief Counseling Author:Megan Devine