GRIEF ONE-LINERS

Sometimes one line mantras help keep our thoughts going in a healthy direction.  Here are some helpful 
Grief Relief One Liners…to Keep in Mind:

This too, shall pass.  Persion Sufi

One day at a time.  Marijohn Wilken

You will get through this.

God will provide.

Expect the unexpected.

Make the most of each day.

Be good to yourself.  Andy Fraser

Life is a gift that can never be taken for granted.

You don't get over the loss, you get through it.

You are held by so many who care about you in thoughts and prayer.

"Time heals all wounds."  Greek Poet

"God is close to the brokenhearted."  Psalm 34:18

Even a perfect egg must break for new life to begin.  Unknown

[Your] "Life is what you make it."   Eleanor Roosevelt

“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7

“When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the soul laughs for what it has found.” - An old Sufi aphorism

“We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” -Marcel Proust

“What is there to do when people die, people so dear and rare, but to bring them back by remembering.” -May Sarton

“…weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” – Psalm 30:5

"The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief—but the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love." -Hilary Stanton Zunin

“Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.”
– Ric Ocasek

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”  – Washington Irving

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.”  – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"Guilt is a rope that wears thin."  Ayn Rand  And…Speaking of Guilt….

1) make a list of positive things you do not regret

2) Go talk with a professional Counselor (Grief counselor, Minister, Psychologist, etc)

3) Evoke three good memories for each bad one

4) Gather symbols or write out what troubles you or things you feel guilt or painful situations and place in a container and bury it, saying goodbye to them and release them from your conscience.

And finally, even though you feel down...look up...your loved one is inside the fullness of heaven.

"Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted."  Matthew 5:4 


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  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM

    This is wonderful Mary. Just love your blogs and of course you, dear cousin

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