Brittany Rebecca Helton

“This we owe our beloved dead, whether young or old:to wipe from our memories all that was less than their best, and to carry them in our hearts at their wisest, most compassionate, most creative moments. Is that not what all of us hope from those who survive us?” – Elizabeth Watson

‘In the remembered image of a loved on there is room – and affection – for the person in his or her fullness.’

‘I can step from the bonds of The Known and let my spirit soar.’

‘I’m doing fine, just the way I am. Now I’ll forget about it for a while.’

“Her love iseverywhere. It follows me as I go about the house, meets me in the garden, sends swans into my dreams. In a strange, underwater or above earth way I am very nearly happy.” – Sylvia Townsend Warner

‘I will listen. I will welcome as gifts the memory and presence of love.’

‘When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.’

‘There is no shadow without sunlight behind it.’

‘Slowly, and with some abbivalence, I will begin to experience the new in my life.’

‘In a world of such beauty as birds in flight, surely I can come to feel at home again, even after my loss. And if, in though, I attach myself to birds in flight, who knows where that may take me?’

“Never forget that you are not alone. The Divine is with you, helping and guiding. He is the companion who never fails, the friend whose love comforts and strengthens. Have faith and He will do everything for you.” – Aurobindo (Hindu)

‘There is within me a Holy Presence – trustworthy, kind, strong.’

‘The journeys into the past always include a way back into the present, which is where I live.’