There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief … And unspeakable love …
Washington Irving
After the death of a beloved, there is no avoiding the overwhelming grief or the tears. In the immediate aftermath, we may be in shock, feel numb or even be in denial about the loss. Although everyone’s timetable is different, eventually we have to acknowledge the loss and how devastated we are. No matter how painful, we must sit with our grief and all that we’ve lost in order to start healing.
At Salt Water, we can help you learn to live with an unbearable loss. We offer ideas, strategies, tools and most importantly, hope that you can survive the death of someone you didn’t think you could live without.
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The Missing Piece
That is the nature of endings, it seems. They never end. When all the missing pieces of your life are found, put together with glue of memory and reason, there are more pieces to be found. Amy Tan
She came anyway
This week has been difficult
for no particular reason.
Well, that’s not true–
my children are dead.
That’s the reason.
Mourning Moon
Grief is deeper when the sun goes down and the memories rise up with the moon and the stars. Francine Rivers
The Questions That Remain
They are all gone into the world of light, and I along sit lingering here. Henry Vaughan
Falling Out Of Time
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve … Henry Van Dyke
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