Grief is different for each person it touches. While some may respond well to music therapy, others may benefit from talking it out with a close friend, meditating, working out, and more. The only thing similar about grief is that it takes time. However, it often helps to hear from people who’ve been through grief to see what options you have and what you should try. We hope these quotes help you on your path to healing.
“Grief is a funny thing because you don’t have to carry it with you for the rest of your life. After a bit you set it down by the roadside and walk on and leave it resting there.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”
-Robert Fulghum
“Grief is never something you get over. You don’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I’ve conquered that; now I’m moving on.’ It’s something that walks beside you every day. And if you can learn how to manage it and honour the person that you miss, you can take something that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity.”
-Terri Irwin
“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, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
-Washington Irving
“The five stages – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance – are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief.”
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it.”
-Terri Irwin
“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.”
-Rumi
“Grief and loss happen to everyone. We’ve all felt misunderstood during times of great pain. We’ve also stood by, helpless, in the face of other people’s pain. We’ve all fumbled for words, knowing no words can ever make things right.”
-Megan Devine
“So don’t lose heart if you grieve. Every healthy human being grieves in their own way and at their own time.”
-Michael Dunsmore
“Ask anyone who has lost someone close to them how their life changed after they lost their loved one, and they will tell you that the before and after their grief was so drastically different that they truly felt that they grew from the experience.”
-Valerie Orr
If you are struggling to handle your grief, it is helpful to speak to someone who is very familiar with grief, like a therapist, and can help you navigate your own, unique process through grief. Our hearts are with you as you grieve.
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