As for inflicting our sorrow on other people, one does not want to go around blathering and crying all the time. But perhaps it is our gift to others to trust them enough to share our feelings with them. It… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
If we can choose where to cry, at home or with a few people who will be fully understanding, perhaps we will feel easier. But if we can't - if we are in church and a hymn catches us off guard, or at a football game and we remember being there with a son or daughter now gone - well,… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share
Perhaps the reassuring thing about grieving is that the process will not be cheated. — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
“Nothing could stop you. Not the best day. Not the quiet. Not the ocean rocking. You went on with your dying. —” — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
“...how gracious seem the small gifts that may come - a patch of sunlight on a cold floor, an unexpected gesture of friendship, the… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
As for inflicting our sorrow on other people, one does not want to go around blathering and crying all the time. But perhaps it… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
In a world of such beauty as birds in flight, surely I can come to feel at home again, even after my loss. — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
“So maybe the experience of loss not only helps clarify what is important to us, but also helps us know where we are and… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
“It is a bittersweet joy, but real nonetheless—the way our lost loves are forever in our hearts and minds. They are, in fact, constant… — Martha Whitmore Hickman Copy Share Image
