Brittany Rebecca Helton

‘I welcome, as a blessing from my loved one, the return of light and joy to my life.’

“Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.”

– Sophocles

‘Of course my mind sometimes plays tricks on me. I’ll regain my steadiness and good sense after a while.’

‘I believe in the top of the mountain even when I can’t see it.’

‘I will try to open my hands – and my heart – to life as it is now.’

‘My loved one will be with me in these bittersweet moments of deepening relationship.’

‘In the universe we share, I trust that my loved one is safe.’

‘In the fellowship of those reborn out of grief, all are sisters and brothers.’

“When we start at the center of ourselves, we discover something worthwhile extending toward the periphery of the circle. We find again some of the joy in the now, some of the peace in the here, some of the love in me and thee which go to make up the kingdom of heaven on earth.”

– G.F. Sear

‘I have some control over how much I let sadness rule my life.’

‘My hope is found in my love, not in the degree of my grieving.’

‘As I repeat some of the patterns of our life together, I can almost sense the presence of my loved one.’