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.
We invite you to become part of our community. Share your story, ask a question, make a comment. We’d love to hear from you.
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Living Between Two Worlds
Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge. Lord Byron
Our Fumbling Friends
I feel like the world is divided into two types of people: people who know loss and people who don’t. Jennette McCurdy
Hollow
Way down deep in my chest
Where the voices go to die
Lies a certain open space
A void, devoid of light.
Ten Years On
Every time I hurt, I know the wound is an echo, so I keep listening for the moment the grief becomes a window, when I can see what I couldn’t see before. Andrea Gibson
The Ugly Side of Grief
There isn’t a thing to eat down in the rabbit hole of your bitterness except your own desperate heart. Cheryl Strayed
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