Grief And Healing Quotes

“One would assume that travelers to Bali, the heaven on earth, would cry for joy. But in reality, every traveler is grieving some loss or another.”
― Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

“Each person's grief has its own life span; it needs to follow its own path.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tyrant’s Tomb

“Whatever comes, we let it be as it is. When we do this, we come to see, in this moment or the next, our emotions always moving. The word emotion has its roots in the Latin movere and emovere meaning "to move through" and "to move out". Our emotions move in us, move through us and move between us.And when we allows them to move freely, they change, perhaps scarcely and perhaps gradually - but inevitably.
This is grief's most piercing message: there is no way arounf - the only way in through.”
― Joanne Cacciatore, Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief

“I've learned that love outlives death. It holds steady through despair. It won't fade, even as time elapses and distance increases and your world shifts.”
― Emma Grey, The Last Love Note

“Interrupt worry with gratitude.”
― Nancy Naigle, The Shell Collector

“It never occurred to me that the overwhelming emotional and physical impact was still yet to come.”
― Tiffany Thomas

“It’s crucial to emphasize that grief defies a linear path and cannot be confined to a predetermined timeline for “moving on” from a loss. Instead, grief becomes a lifelong journey, transforming and evolving in diverse ways as you integrate it into your life and carry it with you through time.”
― Kelly Daugherty

“While grief can be arduous and painful, it also holds the potential for profound transformation and meaning. Within the realm of grief, we discover wisdom, savor life’s precious moments, tap into our inner strength and resilience in the face of adversity.”
― Kelly Daugherty

“You Still Live (Overcoming Grief Sonnet)

After your month long battle for breath,
Today I place you in nature's lap.
I know she'll care for you well,
like she once brought you to the world.

Fact of the matter is, you still live,
just in different form among the elements.
Nature's forces make us awake and restless,
Nature's forces coerce us into eternal rest.

There is no heaven, there is no hell,
these are concepts made by cowards.
Life is too sacred to be confined
by obsolete lies and superstitions.

Your light of affection shall continue
to shine bright in my memories.
You who was, nay, is like my second mother,
I won't say goodbye, for you still live.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Grief is a part of life and if you explore its painful precints, it will make you stronger.”
― Ken Burns

“Ultimately, healing and growth can come from allowing the loss to inspire and transform us. In this way, we maintain the connection with our loved ones. We give meaning to their journey on this Earth, and on some level, they live on through us.”
― Susan Settler

“The loss of my marriage didn’t have to mean the loss of me.”
― Tiffany Thomas

“Grief doesn’t adhere to a predetermined timeline. It’s not a condition to overcome but rather a process to be integrated into our lives, something we learn to coexist with.”
― Kelly Daugherty

“While grief can feel isolating, it’s essential to remember that others have traversed similar terrains and understand the intricate nuances of the grieving process.”
― Kelly Daugherty

“Take your broken heart and go make art. - Carrie Fisher”
― Byron Lane, A Star Is Bored

“We hold onto each other like vines. Listen, with all the trouble in the world, still fellowship holds a kind of power over the soul.

Excerpt from 'How to Outlive the Life' by Leonie Anderson”
― Leonie Anderson

“You can honor this feeling. Grieve the loss of something you wanted very much. But these feelings are like waves. We’re better for acknowledging them. Allow this to move you but don’t let it drag you under. It’ll pass, honey. And you’ll still be standing.”
― Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter

“While time doesn’t necessarily heal all wounds, it does provide just enough scar tissue to allow people to move on.”
― Len Vlahos, Life in a Fishbowl

“You don't find a way out of grief, you embrace it and it becomes your strength.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Memories never fade where laughter was shared.”
― Audrey Hogan Dublin Writer

“It's, like ... therapeutic for people to fall apart, as long as they can hang on long enough to build back up.”
― Kaitlin Cranor, The Nature of Cacti and Satellites

“Surviving something impossibly hard — supported by meaningful connection and our own inner strength — makes us more alive. More purpose-driven, more prioritized, more focused, more aware, more connected. More human. By bringing loss out of the shadows, we can change our lives for the better.”
― Sue Deagle

“Grief is not an attractive part of life. No one wants to relive it or get a selfie of their grief experience. But suffering (going through) the grieving process made me the conqueror I am today.”
― Ron Acosta, Unstoppable Grace: A Memoir

“Grief is a part of life and if you explore its painful precincts, it will make you stronger.”
― Ken Burns

“Don't you find it strange?" She asked. " What?" He inquired. " That we feel grief so much more intensely than we do love.”
― Leonie Anderson

“Grief can bring you to your knees, but sometimes that is the best place to gain perspective.”
― Ashleigh G Stevens , Becoming Home: Journeying Through the Rooms of My Past to Reclaim My Story

“I wonder if it's sinking in, how the dish that Uncle Kevin loves the most has become Po Po's own favourite in the eight years that she didn't hear a word from him.”
― Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

“If there is a sixth stage, I would call it "meaningfulness", or "renewed meaning". We do not get over our loss, we don't find recovery; we may find renewed meaning and enrichment for having known our loved one.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross; David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

“I'm sure everyone's sorry and said they're sorry, and you've heard it a thousand times. We all mean well, by the way. We just don't have words.”


I rubbed a hand over my forehead. Maybe that was the end of it. A little different than the standard lines. She meant well. Good talk.
“It's fine. Most people just say ‘sorry’. I don’t need a speech.”


“I'm not, though.” Her hair swished against my arm as she shook her head. “It's sad your mother died. It is. Because of all the things she'll miss. It's very sad. But, I'm glad she lived.”
”
― J Rose Black

“In other words, walking through the dark forest, you might eventually look up through the trees, see that the sky above is the same as the sky over the sunny pasture, that it is one canopy of light spread over your whole life’s landscape. Grief and joy are in the same life, but it’s only in the forest where you notice the shafts of sunlight spilling through.”
― Ben Shattuck, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau