In every friendship hearts grow and entwine themselves together, so that the two hearts seem to make only one heart with only a common thoug...

I tried to shut out the feelings that were hurting my heart with a thousand tiny pinpricks, which was somehow worse than having it broken al...

Ultimately it is [the] identification, validation, and exploration of their pattern of grief or adaptive grieving styles that grieving indiv...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late . . . the love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply...

People who suddenly lose a spouse or a child to murder, suicide or an accident often benefit from being allowed to see the dead person’s bod...

There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved.    ~ Arnold Toynbee A reader writes: I l...

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister?   ~ Alice Walker When a young life is lost, the grief ripples outward in wa...

The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming a part of a small child's world.   ~ Janet Gonzalez-Me...

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.   ~ J.K. Rowling A reader writes: Nearly a ye...

I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.   ~ George Eliot A reader writes:  I have been told several times by people to ...