During my grief season this year, and especially over the course of A's days, I read and re-read some of my favorite grief books. Even though I've read them before and even though I'm seven years out, some passages and quotes struck me right through. They are concise, poignant observations or a feeling I carry that someone finally articulated perfectly. I thought I'd share them. This is the first of the series. Maybe one or two with resonate with you too.
This first one is a favorite of mine. It speaks to mustering the courage to face and embrace grief.
"We do not experience grief without love, and we cannot experience the love without feeling grief. When we open our hearts to grief, over time, the delineation between the two states deliquesces. Our hearts open because grief, like love, is a matter of the heart."
- Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
From Bearing the Unbearable
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