A Shell – By Phoebe Young
All that’s left is a shell now of the girl that you once knew, tattooed with the pain of her tears, no way out and no way through. The shadow smothers her brightness, a dark cloak is wrapped over...
When time stood still…
You’ll never forget the day when time stood still. That day in time when your whole world changed. When everything about that time still stands out within your mind, the smells, the sounds, the words spoken, the phone calls...
Please do not ask if we are still grieving…
Please do not ask us if we are “still grieving”… Let me start off by saying, if you have to ask someone if they’re still grieving then please count yourself fortunate. And why fortunate I hear you ask…. You...
A snow day was the last day
Sitting gazing out of my kitchen window, watching the snow gently drift down from the sky, I can’t help but allow my mind to wonder if the snowflakes that are falling are sent from you, sent from the realm...
Strength
Ever think about being the term “the strong one” What is that, what does it feel like, who is that to you? Maybe you totally feel that it’s you, maybe you see that in a sibling, a parent, a...
Tell me, what is Christmas like in heaven?
Sat here writing this in the company of my glimmering Christmas tree I can’t help but feel the evident heart ache. See this period for me, the few weeks over Christmas and New year, is a time that has...
The Melody Of Grief
If there was a melody for grief it would be heavy, it would hold notes of deep sadness, it would hum a sound that sends you into your own world, leaving you with shivers, leaving you in a still...
The Day We Said Goodbye
Nothing you ever love will ever truly leave you. Yes, it will physically at some point leave, sadly death is inevitable. But there is nothing in this universe that can ever remove that bond, that connection, that deep-set feeling...
Going back to go forward- By Niamh Gale
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it really means to process grief, to understand loss, and to essentially move forward with a life that will never be quite the same. The real truth is that within...
Our Hearts Are Tired
Do you ever feel so so tired, tired of the pain, tired of the sadness, tired of that complete emptiness you feel inside now the people you adored so much are no longer here. I always assumed with grief...