Jacob Murphy

“It has been said that bereavement is a state of loss and grief is a response to loss. To grieve is a natural and healthy response to our losses. It is nature’s way of letting us heal and open ourselves up to a new chapter in our lives.”
― Christopher Dines, Drug Addiction Recovery: The Mindful Way

“~ In the experience of complete heartache can be found the contrast of grace and forgiveness ~”
― Tracy R.L. O'Flaherty, LOVE from the Grand Universe ~ Wisdom from the Heavens ~ Gift Book

“But I guess death is like that. It takes away from you in an instant the people you've cherished for a whole lifetime. Just like that. As simple as that. And you are suddenly left with two things: anger for having been deprived of your beloved for no reason at all; and emptiness, a vacuum that gnaws right at your heart where all the joyful moments once had been.”
― Jocelyn Soriano, In Your Hour Of Grief: When Mourning the Death of a Loved One

“Illness affects everybody and alters relationships. When we receive grim medical news regarding a loved one, whom do we cry for first, for the injured party or for our own loss? The closer an ill person is to us, the more difficult it is to view their plight primarily in terms of their own misfortune. When a person we love suffers, we suffer as a collective group; we each bear part of the emotional pain.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls