Jan Carrick

“We look back at the past we shared with the people who died, and we look forward at a future without them. Like Janus, we are standing in the doorway, but this doorway of our grief is not a comfortable place to be. We’re betwixt and between, in what is called “liminal space.” Limina is the Latin word for threshold and is related to the concept of limbo. We don’t like being in this limbo doorway. We would rather go backward to the way things were or fast forward to some future time in which we’re feeling settled again. But here’s the thing: it is only in the doorway of liminal space that we can reconstruct our shattered worldviews and re-emerge as transformed, whole people who are ready to live fully again.”
― Alan D. Wolfelt, Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss

“The culmination of every day, no matter what it holds, carries the promise that tomorrow will bring the rest of your life. Embrace what has come before. Embrace what is before you. In so doing, you will learn the joy of living. The joy of living…”
― Ginny Dye, The Last Long Night

“The federal government will have become their enemy...” Thomas echoed in a disbelieving voice. “I fear there is no turning back from the”
― Virginia Gaffney, Storm Clouds Rolling In: 1860-1861

“I will ask forgiveness and also forgive myself, so I can be free to love you and grieve well.”
― Gary Roe, Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner