Daily Meditation

“I know that people can be better than they are. We are capable of bearing a great burden, once we discover that the burden is reality and arrive where reality is.” — James Baldwin Grief does not ask for permission. The death of a child rewrites every part of life. Many parents wake up and … Read more

“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely.”— Simone de Beauvoir Grief often strips away identity. Many grieving parents feel helpless in the face of overwhelming sorrow. Even the strongest people can feel broken. After losing a child, strength feels like a cruel … Read more

“The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” — Jack London Grief often makes each day feel endless. Many grieving parents feel trapped between surviving and surrendering. The death of a child changes time itself. Hours stretch painfully, … Read more

“I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. No, I do not weep at the world. I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”— Zora Neale Hurston Grief often reshapes how the world sees us. Many grieving parents are met with long stares, … Read more

“Courage is grace under pressure.” — Ernest Hemingway Grieving the loss of a child demands a kind of courage no one ever asks to possess. Every day becomes a test. Simple tasks become mountains. Getting out of bed can feel like an impossible climb. Courage is not loud or bold in this kind of sorrow. … Read more

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all.” — Ayn Rand Grief has a way of stealing fire. After the death of a child, the world feels cold and distant. Many grieving parents lose the desire to create, to dream, … Read more

“To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself.” — George Orwell Grieving the loss of a child is not gentle. Many people think of grief as quiet weeping and hushed reflection. Grief for a child is a fight. Grieving parents often wake each day to a battle … Read more

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” — Langston Hughes Many grieving parents struggle to hold onto anything that once felt meaningful. The loss of a child tears the future wide open. Every hope we once held can feel like an insult to what is now … Read more

“To defend oneself against a fear is simply to insure that one will, one day, be conquered by it; fears must be faced.” — James Baldwin Grief brings with it an entire world of fear. Many parents feel afraid to face the truth of what has happened. The loss of a child strikes at the … Read more

“It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.”— Simone de Beauvoir Grieving parents live in a world that others often do not understand. The loss of a child breaks the natural order of things. Many people around us … Read more