Loss And Grief Quotes

“Your destiny isn’t determined by the number of times you stumbled or made wrong turns. Your destiny is not determined by how many times you failed. Instead, your destiny is determined by how many times you rose up, dusted yourself off, and moved forward in your life. Despite your uncertainties. Despite your hardships. Despite your losses, grief, and disappointments.”
― Dana Arcuri, Intuitive Guide: How to Trust Your Gut, Embrace Divine Signs, & Connect with Heavenly Messengers

“Grief has a way of sneaking into our lives uninvited, filling spaces we didn’t even know existed. But what happens when it arrives early, settling in before the loss itself even unfolds? In such situations, this refers to ANTICIPATORY GRIEF. Does grieving early lessen the sting when the final loss occurs? Or if it’s merely a futile attempt to prepare our hearts for something it can never truly be ready for. The begs the question, does anticipatory grief help us cope, or does it only deepen the wound?”
― Carson Anekeya

“The Word by Stewart Stafford

Though you have lost me, now you see,
My prophecy to thee proved ever true,
Absolving your wrongs done to me,
In verdant fields of harmony anew.

If I stayed, they said you would pay,
In excoriating loss, I secured your sanctuary,
I am the sentinel that prepares the way,
Evolving beyond the dusty ossuary.

Tongues with riddles lie in their reaching,
By living, know your false self’s meaning,
Insight doth bloom through time’s enduring,
Our Spring lamb in lush meadows weaning.

© 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford