“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 to our consciousness in a way they couldn’t be when they were alive, because then we… — 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
