Brittany Rebecca Helton

“People bring us well-meant but miserable consolations when they tell us what time will do to help our grief. We do not want to lose our grief, because our grief is bound up with our love and we could not cease to mourn without being robbed of our affections.” – Phillips Brooks

‘My loved one is as much a part of my life as the air and food and water that nourish my body. Therefore I shall not fear losing someon who has been, and is, a part of me.’

‘May I now see the sacred tree, and hear the sound of singing birds.’

‘My grief is a heavy enough burden right now. I will not add to that the burden of trying to camouflage who I am.’

“I’m for whatever gets you through the night.” – Frank Sinatra

‘Before this mystery I open my heart and mind to all leadings of the spirit.’

‘the fashioning of the inner story will help make order of the chaos into which grief often plunges us – and may even reward us with treasures!’

‘In this time of upset and change, I am grateful for the solace of the familiar.’

‘Even when I am feeling swallowed in an Hour of Lead, I will try to remember there will be a new time, and a new day.’

‘In my savoring of the wonders of the world, I can sense the presence of my love.’

‘I don’t need everyone else to be sucked into my grief, as long as I can claim my own space for grieving.’

“I will try to be open to all avenues of wisdom and hope.’