This quote from Derek focuses on being strong in the face of adversity.You sayI managed to find the perfect dark and twisty image to accompany the quote.
you’re all dark and twisty,
it’s not a flaw,
it’s a strength.
It makes you who you are.
If there is a crisis you don't freeze, you move forward.This quote really hit home for me as it would for anyone who has survived a major loss. It is a beautiful testament to survivors. "You get the rest of us to move forward, because you've seen worse."
You get the rest of us to move forward, because you've seen worse.
You've survived worse and you know--we'll survive too.
I loved the quote so much that I went back to listen to the episode so I could write it down and then had it put on a mug for myself.
Free Hug Day - September 10, 2007.In a world that has grown more complicated, more fierce in the demands made upon our hearts and pocket books, there is one easy, free gift left. The power of touch.
Don't turn away from the elderly, disabled, terminally ill or long term care residents because their needs seem beyond your ability to give. The one thing they need the most is the most simple, yet profound gift you have to give. Your kind hand holding theirs and a hug from your heart.
The gift of touch is the most powerful healing you can offer another, and it is the most powerful healing you can give yourself.
Give generously and watch yourself grow rich in what matters the most. Hug often, hug well...I embrace your spirit....Kathleen Keating Schloessinger
The Free Hugs Campaign began as one person's attempt to make a difference and reach out to others to brighten their lives.
Perhaps they are not stars,
but rather openings in heaven
where the love of our lost ones
pours through
and shines down upon us
to let us know they are happy.
Remember for more Grief, Loss & Comfort Quotes see our rotating quotes at the bottom of the page, or click on the Quotations or Quotes label.
Dyer KA. Grief, Loss & Comfort Quotes *Check out the bottom of the blog*
In Memory of You
I find an old photograph
and see your smile.
As I feel your presence anew,
I am filled with warmth
and my heart remembers love.
I read an old card
sent many years ago
during a time of turmoil and confusion.
The soothing words written then
still caress my spirit
and bring me peace.
I remember who you used to be
the laughter we shared
and wonder what you have become.
Where are you now,
Where did you go,
When the body is left behind
and the spirit is released to fly?
Perhaps you are the morning bird
singing joyfully at sunrise,
or the butterfly that dances
so carelessly on the breeze
or the rainbow of colors
that brightens a stormy sky
or the fingers of afternoon mist
delicately reaching over the mountains
or the final few rays of the setting sun
lighting up the skies
edging the clouds with a magical glow.
I miss your being
but I feel your presence,
In whatever form you choose to take,
however you now choose to be.
Your spirit has become for me
a guardian angel on high
guiding, advising, and watching over me.
I remember you.
You are with me
and I am not afraid.
© 1996 Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS. All rights reserved.
From time to time I will be adding additional Grief, Loss & Comfort quotes to the site, to enlarge our collection. Here is one that I came across recently, a reminder how rapidly death can arrive, and to focus on the present moment.
Death can come at any minute, in any way.
We do not know what is in store tomorrow, or,
whether there is a tomorrow, or even a tonight!
But still, we have the golden present.
Now we are alive and kicking.
What should we do now? Love all, serve all.
| Even in the darkest times, memories of past winters melting into spring can comfort, sustain us and bring hope. Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS |
