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.

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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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Near Misses

I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain

Spitfire Blues

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Journeys

I went searching for a journey, some trip I might have taken or was about to. All I could think of was our childhood. The impermanence of it, the incessant moving.  It seemed to never end and then it was over in a flash.

The Wisdom of My Father

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by the little scraps of wisdom. Umberto Eco

The Good Ones

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there. Unknown

In Another Life

In another life, the one she dreamed was still hers, she would be here to look through the beautiful cooking magazine that came in the mail with her name on it …

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