“Maturity is when you accept the fact that two contradictory ideas can exist together.”
― Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die
― Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die
“When someone dies, the relationship doesn't die with them.”
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
“After all my years working with the dying and the grieving, I have found that in this lifetime, the ultimate meaning we find is in everyone we have loved. Your loved one’s story is over. For unknown reasons, their time on earth has drawn to a close, but yours continues. I can only invite you to be curious about the rest of the story of your life.”
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
“You have to cry your own tears because no one can do it for you.”
― On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
― On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
“Healing doesn’t mean the loss didn’t happen. It means that it no longer controls us.”
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
― Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
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