“The power to heal is all in the hug.”

“Each of you are a voice. Together we are a choir, a powerful choir of change that circles the globe with love.”

“I already know sorrow. Today I choose joy.”

“A good story invites us into someone else's world where we learn, discover commonalities, and leave with compassion and understanding.”

“The bereaved need more than just the space to grieve the loss. They also need the space to grieve the transition.”

“Its okay to cry. Giving in to the tears is terrifying,like freefalling to earth without a parachute. But its vital to our wellbeing as we process the deep anguish.”

“Don't cry over someone who wouldn't cry over you.”

“Eventually something you love is going to be taken away. And then you will fall to the floor crying. And then, however much later, it is finally happening to you: youre falling to the floor crying ...”

“Weeping is not the same thing as crying. It takes your whole body to weep, and when it's over, you feel like you don't have any bones left to hold you up.”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”

“Your grief is something to be admired the pain of severance. A scar where something used to be.”

“For a long time things were so bad. Very bad. Dark even when there was light.The only thing that kept the dark back was the Forever Shiny Thing that was her secret...It is a word...the word hangs o...”

“If we cant feel into the heart of grief, we cant truly move on to experience hope and joy. We cant be present to what is now, and what is next, because we are bound by the loss and sorrow that hold...”