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Give sorrow words, the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it
break.
Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act IV, Scene iii
The act of writing focuses your thoughts and feelings as you express the profound emotions of grief. If you need
help with the powerful emotions of grief, or feel alone, please consider confiding in a trusted friend, grief counselor or
spiritual adviser. Reaching out for support in your time of grief is an act of courage. To read more about healing, click When Does the Grieving End?
If you want to write a note of sympathy for your grieving friend but need a little help getting started,
please visit Writing Letters of Condolence.
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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