Brittany Rebecca Helton

‘Memories of the life I shared with my loved one are stored in my brain. What I need I will find.’

Today, I will listen for a hint of something new I might do. And do it.’

“Was ever grief like mine?” – George Herbert

‘My grief is mine, and I am a part of the human family.’

“The present crisis is always the worst crisis.” – Elaine M Prevallet

‘May i accept the rhythms of grieving. I have enough to worry about without scolding myself that I’m still so vulnerable.’

‘I will not allow my sorrow to be a barrier between me and the people I love. Sometimes it may even be a bridge.’

“For certain is death for the born

And certain is birth for the dead;

Therefore over the inevitable

Though shouldst not grieve.’

 – Bhagavad Gita

“After the dead are buried, and the maimed have left the hospitals and started their new lives, after the physical pain of grief has become, with time, a permanent wound in the soul, a sorrow that will last as long as the body does, after the horrors become nightmares and the sudden daylight memories, then comes the transcendent and common bond of human suffering, and with that comes forgiveness, and with forgiveness comes love. ” – Andre Dubus

” ‘Tis better to have loved and lost

Than never to have loved at all.’ – Alfred Tennyson

‘Even in my pain, I hold close to my heart the gift of my loved one’s life’.

“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering myst be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

‘As I walk this walk of recovery, I will take my time. I will be alert to the road signs. I will watch for other travelers of the way who may need mmy help, as I need theirs.’

‘I will revel in the times I can be happy – which is what my loved one would have wanted for me.’