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Words for the Journey

Discover a sanctuary of perspectives, tools, and shared experiences written for people living with grief.

Grief is....

Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Grief is hard;Grief has a way;Grief makes it difficult, Is what I want to say. Grief is overwhelming; Grief is tiring; Grief to others is a burden,Some friends walk away.  Grief is lonely;Grief is harsh;Grief is never ending,To a mothers broken heart. 
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Fly

Lori Slisher
Lori Slisher
FlyHe wasn't just a man who died too young. He was my son, his pain was done, and he left, that's all.He isn't just a memory, or a tragedy.And God knows I miss him, but the tears are for me. He was born in pain, and suffered years. He traded colors for his tears.He saw a world above his mind, and drew the doors he couldn't find,
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A Simple Act of Kindness

AliceWisler
AliceWisler

October, for me, will always be radiation month. My son Daniel was diagnosed with cancer in May, and by the fall, he was scheduled for radiation treatments every morning. For two weeks, after putting my six-year-old daughter on the school bus, my sons and I would make the trek to UNC Hospital. After unbuckling both four-year-old Daniel and eleven-month-old Benjamin from their car seats, I would put Benjamin in a stroller. The three of us would enter the clinic.

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Turn, Turn, Turn

HealingImprov
HealingImprov
It’s been a very long, cold winter this year. There were days in March, as the stinging cold air hung on, and the piles of snow continued to get larger, not smaller, that I wasn’t sure the warmth of spring was ever going to come.
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Some Times Pulling Weeds is All You Can Do

Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
I was listening to a podcast on equanimity through spirit rock  the other evening.  A recommendation by a friend who is also grieving, but wanting to be helpful. He recommended it to me hoping I would find some value in it.   The section I listened too that he felt was of value said this:
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Random Act of Kindness can be Memorials to Your Loved One

Harriet Hodgson
Harriet Hodgson
The email message on my computer screen was from a couple who were members of my church. It asked recipients to get involved in random acts of kindness as memorials to their deceased daughter. Their daughter died of cancer a year ago and I was touched by the thoughtfulness behind message. “I will be glad to remember her with a random act of kindness,” I replied.
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The Child that is left to grieve

km82785
km82785
This,too has become an all consuming task. When our son Keith left us Feb. 26,2006 ,we couldn't get past ourselves. Mindful that we also had a 17 year old daughter to take care of ,we awoke every morning....for HER. Replacing feelings with monetary things,we taught her all the wrong lessons about healing and moving forward.
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