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October • November • December 2024
2024 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“Love paints the sky with sunshine and cradles the aching heart and fills the empty arms. We did love and so we shall again... in some other place, some other time. But, only if we learn to slip and slide across the icy spots of our grief and practice falling and getting up again and again and again.”
April
May
June
How does springtime affect your grief journey? For some, it’s a relief to be out of the dreary winter months and you may find a lift in your mood. For others, it may evoke some tender or painful memories of times spent with our children in the spring.
July
August
September
Summer is a time when things naturally slow down, a time when many are waiting for the orderly routine of their lives to begin again. For those of us in grief, whose lives are already in limbo, it can seem endless if we let it.
October
November
December
As the world grows colder, we as Compassionate Friends must do what people of many faiths have been taught to do at this season. Light a candle in someone's life to make the darkness and fears flee. A little bit of light is all that most of us need, but, oh, we need that little bit so badly.
2023 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“It is the New Year. The holidays are behind us. We did with them what we could. Whether they were a time of sorrow, a time of joy, or a combination of both, they are now a part of our memories.”
April
May
June
“Does it help to know that if we didn’t love so very much it would not hurt so badly? Grief is the price we pay for love. And as much as it hurts, I’m very, very glad I loved.”
July
August
September
The secret of Compassionate Friends Success is simple: There is no line between being a helper and being helped.
October
November
December
The holidays brought back so many memories; every song, smell, and tradition was bittersweet.
2022 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“We begin a new year, one that many of us enter with reluctance. After all, it means another year away from our child and another year to live without the physical presence of the one we have lost.”
April
May
June
“Spring comes and with it comes the uneasy awareness of difficult days ahead. For those who are still going through all the “firsts” without your child, we share with you some special ways other parent’s have coped and managed.”
July
August
September
“Anger is one of the most difficult emotions for me to express. I found I did not have the tools to deal with the deep anger that came shortly after the death of my daughter. I learned to release them in constructive ways. Hopefully, some of these coping techniques will be helpful to others.”
October
November
December
Holidays are an especially difficult time for bereaved parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends especially if you are newly bereaved.
2021 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“My soul is now healthy. Your love sends me newfound energy … I am with you; I am in the Light.”
April
May
June
“We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that.”
July
August
September
“Summer is a time when things naturally slow down … For those of us in grief, it can seem endless if we let it.”
October
November
December
“You will not always feel as you do now. You will find joy in holiday activities, but maybe not in all the things you once thought very important.”
2020 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“The holidays are behind us. We did with them what we could … They are now a part of our memories.”
April
May
June
“Like springtime, let me unfold and grow fresh and new from this cocoon of grief that has been spun around me.”
July
August
September
“Don’t ever try to understand everything; some things will just never make sense. Don’t ever be reluctant to show your feelings…”
October
November
December
“…Thanksgiving begins the dreaded string of holidays. There is no magic way for us to get around them…”
2019 Newsletter Archive
January
February
March
“There are blessings inside sorrow, or so I have been told. I am not sure I always agree. At times I can see the gifts I have been given…”
March
April
May
June
“What a strange time of the year. One day is spring, and the next day it is winter again…”
July
August
September
“I wonder how many people think about what it is like for a parent not to have to pack a lunch box for their child ever again.”
October
November
December
“As the beautiful colors of fall surround us … another anniversary, another rush of memories.”