Chris Rich

“nightmares about your loss can make sleep something you’d rather avoid. Nightmares suck. And yet recurrent dreams, or dreams that have you delivering the news about death over and over, are actually a healthy and necessary part of grief. Dream-state sleep is when our mind does the deep, heavy work of breaking down the reality of loss into absorbable pieces.”
― Megan Devine, How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief

“As they say in the movies, if you want in, fine; if not, you may leave at this point, and nothing will ever be said. It is asking a lot to expect men to walk into a potentially dangerous assignment blindfolded.” Of course nobody left; the men who had been called here were not quitters. Besides, something would be said, and Davenport had a good memory. These were professional officers. One of the compensations for wearing a uniform and earning less money than an equally talented man can make in the real world is the off chance of being killed.”
― Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October

“When you are consumed by your grief, when life has lost its meaning and its beauty, when going forward seems impossible: May there be light, even if it’s the tiniest blip in the dark. May there be comforting arms around you, friendly steps beside you, and empathic ears to hear you. May you know that you are never again alone, and that if nothing else, you have a family of people who understand. Though we may not really “know” each other, we understand, and we are here. We are here.”
― Megan Devine, How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief

“Beginning your journal with something creative can help get you out of your thinking mind and into the deeper truth of your heart.”
― Megan Devine, How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief