September 2015

Inspirational Quote 9.24.15 Grief is the price…

[Editor] The expression ,”Grief is the price for love” is erroneously attributed to Queen Elizabeth; but the quote comes from a longer passage by Dr Colin Murray Parkes, a British psychiatrist and a pioneer in this field. The Queen  popularized it, but Dr Parkes’ full quote is eloquent and wise and deserves to be acknowledged.The full quote …

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Inspirational Quote 9.3.15: Rituals of Grieving

“Before I lost my father, I never understood the rituals surrounding funerals: the wake, the service itself, the reception afterward, the dinners prepared by well-meaning friends and delivered in plastic containers, even the popular habit of making poster boards filled with photos of the dear departed. But now I know why we do those things. …

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