I not only logged miles and wrote pages of journals in my grief process, but also read volumes. I studied. Here are some of the most helpful things I read.
“The death of someone you love dearly gives you the opportunity to question everything. Everything. It is supposed to.”
— Permission to Mourn, (p. 41) by Tom Zuba. I highly recommend Tom’s writing and courses.
“Grief must be witnessed.”
— David Kessler, author of Finding Meaning: the Sixth Stage of Grief and Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms. His website grief.com has a wealth of resources.
“May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.”
— Kristin Neff, Ph.D., author of Self-Compassion : The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
“ ‘What if heaven is boring, Mom?’ ”
— Anna Whiston-Donaldson, as asked by her son Jack in Rare Bird: a memoir of loss and love . Anna also wrote a children’s book, A Hug from Heaven, and has a blog, An Inch of Gray. She can be found here.
“What is it like to die?”
— Raymond Moody, Jr., M.D., author of Life After Life: Actual Case Histories that reveal there is life after death. The importance of this 1975 book is that it opened up a dialogue about scientific research on the afterlife. Reading it began my own insatiable quest to read everything on the subject.
Valerie Locher 