My Personal Journey
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
William Shakespeare
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is a piece of Eastern wisdom that tells me we teach best what we need to know. Creating the Grieving Heart® web
site forces me to examine my own grief. As I hold the mirror of grief up to you, I see my own reflection because the only
grief I know is my own. I hesitated to include my story because it is, after all, just one woman’s journey.
Grief is unique. How can my experiences possibly matter to you? I finally decided to add this section with the sincere
intention that sharing my sojourn helps you sort through your own loss and grief and, in some way, assists you in your healing.
Some of my writing reflects the pain of new grief. Other passages express healing over time. Such is the nature of
loss. Because my grief and healing are ever changing, this site will always be a work in progress. Thank you for spending
a few moments at The Grieving Heart®. I hope you found something here to comfort you. Please visit again.
For a different perspective on grief, read The Truth About Grief: The Myth of Its Five Stages and the
New Science of Loss by Ruth Davis Konigsberg. She writes on page 16, "Our grief culture
maintains that grief is unique, then offers a uniform set of instructions [on how to grieve]." From the back cover: "With
this book, I hope to offer you a means of escape from our habitual ways of thinking about grief."
Konigsberg's work is thought provoking and well researched. Click A Change of Heart for my review of the book.
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