Words for the Journey

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

Hoping and Coping

TammyEisenberg July 14, 2016 - 12:05pm

I close my eyes and see your faceit is something that could never be erasedIt is something that can never be replacedWe had such a good relationship Father and Daughter teamwe knew when one of us wasnt okaywe were that closewe felt each others paingame over now that you are gone i am supposed to carry on

The End

TammyEisenberg July 14, 2016 - 10:34am

I had no idea what was coming my wayi thought it was just an average daywhen night came, you calledim so glad that you didit was my last time to tell you I love you and the last timeI was ever going to hearthose words in my headI often think of youas you were such a big part of my lifenow your gone I am a wife

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One Million Kisses Is Not Enough

Pacific Myst July 13, 2016 - 7:14pm

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Moving Forward and Starting Over

TammyEisenberg July 12, 2016 - 1:50pm

Moving Forward n Starting Overis something I did not expect Moving forward n starting overis something I will never forgetMoving forward n starting overis never easy to doyou have to work hardyou have to work on youyou have to want to live a better lifeYou Have to want to winI truly believe what you put in

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Death is a part of life

TammyEisenberg July 11, 2016 - 1:32pm

Death is a part of lifei think it is the hardest thing to dealif you havent experiencedthe death of a parent, you don't know how I feelsome people have lost both parentswhich is so very difficult and so very sadIf you are blessed and have them bothlove them,hug them, tell them the are glad

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Starting A new Chapter

TammyEisenberg July 9, 2016 - 9:03pm

starting a new chapterisnt always cakethere is change involvedmost people hateMe I am a trooper ive adapted to changeI !ook at it differentlyits time to rearrangelook for honesty, kindness when making a new friendIt's such an important lesson we learn in the endwhen presented with a new opportunity

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Mending a broken heart

TammyEisenberg July 9, 2016 - 8:50am

Mending a broken heart is not easy to doI always felt so complete when I was with youI was your Mini me, we had a special bondI cannot believe it is eleven months,that you are gone.There are days im not surehow I am going to Carry onIll remember all you taught me to be truedont take for granted that all is in front of you

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My Past To Present

TammyEisenberg July 8, 2016 - 10:28am

My past is behind mei have nothing to hideI made bad choices, I'm going to survivemade mistakes but I think it is how we learnI live with a clean conscious and nothing to yearnlived a lot and traveled and sawno drama , negativity or abuse no moreI have had my share of all threeI am now happy and free

Loving the Missing

MariaHousden July 7, 2016 - 5:13pm

I recently visited my daughter Hannah's grave. I have not been there for many years. I do what I always do. I lay on the grass and remember her hands. My sister Laura helps me wash and decorate the gravestone. We eat a picnic and share memories of Hannah.

Reflections and thoughts from a life well lived....and lost

km82785 July 7, 2016 - 11:05am

I think to myself often:"why-WHY can't you just unstick yourself and really ,really join the living?" It's a many layered question. I,myself didn't have a childhood filled with tons of happy memories,places we had gone and excellent familial relationships,truth be told. I had what i needed, but not what I wanted to make ME feel whole.

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Missing My Dad....

TammyEisenberg July 7, 2016 - 9:42am

I close my eyes, and I see youyour face, your eyes and your nose too,i remember being smallprobably around threei would go with youin you fury and we would go seego to the dump where all the garbage went back then..we would drive all the way to the top and back down againdump the leaves from the treesit was so much fun

You Are a Student of Your Grief

KarynArnold July 6, 2016 - 5:33pm

dealing with grief

Welcome. You have just been enrolled in a class that you didn’t want to join. You will learn things you had hoped you would never have to know. There is no teacher, no textbooks and no timeline has been given.

This knowledge and this experience will make you a stranger to those who know you, including yourself. You are a student of your grief and there is so much for you to learn.

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