Grief One Day at a Time Quotes

“The word “contemplate” means to create space for the divine to enter. So if we exile ourselves to a special place—as simple as a quiet room we love, as plain as a park or a path in the forest, as far removed as a visit to a monastery or other spiritual destination—we are opening our hearts, minds, and souls to contemplation. We are creating space for the divine to enter.”
― Alan D. Wolfelt, Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss

“You are loved, and your purpose is to love.” — Marianne Williamson In grief we realize that this is the catch-22 of life. Love is the most joyous and meaningful experience there is. Love gives our lives purpose. But love’s conjoined twin is grief. If we love, we will eventually grieve. So what is there to do but continue loving? When we express our ongoing love for the person who died, we are mourning and moving toward healing. When we embrace the love of others, we are accepting the balm of grace and healing. If we shun or hide ourselves from love, on the other hand, we are choosing to die while we are alive. Love, then, is not just the best answer—it is the only answer.”
― Alan D. Wolfelt, Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss

“We look back at the past we shared with the people who died, and we look forward at a future without them. Like Janus, we are standing in the doorway, but this doorway of our grief is not a comfortable place to be. We’re betwixt and between, in what is called “liminal space.” Limina is the Latin word for threshold and is related to the concept of limbo. We don’t like being in this limbo doorway. We would rather go backward to the way things were or fast forward to some future time in which we’re feeling settled again. But here’s the thing: it is only in the doorway of liminal space that we can reconstruct our shattered worldviews and re-emerge as transformed, whole people who are ready to live fully again.”
― Alan D. Wolfelt, Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss

“Everyone at some point will suffer a loss—the loss of loved ones, good health, a job. It’s your desert experience—a time of feeling barren of options, even hope. The important thing is not to allow yourself to be stranded in the desert.” — Patrick Del Zoppo”
― Alan D. Wolfelt, Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss