Quotes by Grieving I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. Cheryl Strayed sufferingmothergrieving I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my mom died. I had to remake it again and be a new person in the world without my mom. It was a very primal rebirth, that time after my mom died. Cheryl Strayed mommothergrieving Men had taken greater blows: that was what made a man a man. For did they not say that a man is like a funeral ram which must take whatever beating comes to it without opening its mouth; that the silent tremor of pain down its body alone must tell of its suffering? Chinua Achebe paingrievingmen Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterward remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. Christina Rossetti landgrievinghands Yet if you should forget me for a while Christina Rossetti mourningdarknessgrieving Most of all I grieve for my soul because even though I do, finally, believe there is a God, and that I have met him, I do not know if he has given me an immortal soul, but only one that was to last me as long as my body lasted. I do not know if when the last page of my book is closed, that will be the end of me. Christopher Pike grievingbelievebook Culturally, now, we're really tight around death, and as a result I think people miss out on a lot of the beautiful aspects of the end of life process that can be very helpful for the grieving process, that can be a really beautiful part of transition of life that we don't get to experience because it's not in the conversation. Chrysta Bell grievingbeautifulthinking When people are grieving, it's kind of like a storm, and you need something to grab onto, but often you have to brave it on your own. Clare Bowen bravegrievingpeople She was tired of everyone wanting to go to heaven, nobody wanting to die. The only thing worth grieving over, she said, was that sometimes there was more beauty in this life than the world could bear. Colum McCann tiredgrievingheaven Grieve not that men do not know you; Confucius know-megrievingmen The good man does not grieve Confucius grievingmenpeople Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely. If we do this, a path will open before us. Daisaku Ikeda buddhistgrievingreality He who know most grieves most for wasted time. Dante Alighieri knowstimegrieving This sunlight shames November where he grieves Dante Gabriel Rossetti autumnblessinggrieving Look on each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others, for no apparent reason. Accept the pain. Little by little, you will find new strength, new vision, born of the very pain and loneliness which seem, at first, impossible to master. Daphne du Maurier painlonelinessgrieving If you worship money and things, if they are where you tap real meaning in life, then you will never have enough, never feel you have enough. It's the truth. Worship your body and beauty and sexual allure and you will always feel ugly. And when time and age start showing, you will die a million deaths before they finally grieve you. On one level, we all know this stuff already. It's been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story. The whole trick is keeping the truth up front in daily consciousness. David Foster Wallace skeletonsrealgrieving Worship your body, beauty, and sexual allure and you will die a million deaths before they finally grieve you. David Foster Wallace worship-youbodygrieving A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened. David Richo selfhealinggrieving In mindful grief, we become the landing strip that allows any feelings to arrive. Some crash, some land softly. Some harm us, but none harm us in a lasting way. We remain as they taxi away or as their wreckage is cleared away. We can trust that we will survive. David Richo grieflandgrieving Evoke one good memory for each bad one from now on. David Richo good-memoriesgrievingmemories«1234567891011»
