Widows Quest » love + quote http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:54:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Death – Is it the greatest loss? http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/death-is-it-the-greatest-loss/ http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/death-is-it-the-greatest-loss/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 18:50:18 +0000 Anna Farmery http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/?p=1456 Post from: Widows Quest

]]> Widows Quest is wonderful for how people share stories and also thoughts on death and coping with grief. Cindy left a comment to the post Love is Immortal and I thought I would share a quote that she left on the blog

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live.”

by Norman Cousins

…I would add that maybe the greatest loss is when we allow what dies inside, to define who we are in the future. Something may die, but remember the body and mind may live…

Caught in a Barbed Wire Fence

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/death-is-it-the-greatest-loss/feed/ 5 Learning to Love Again http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/learning-to-love-again-2/ http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/learning-to-love-again-2/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:52:38 +0000 Anna Farmery http://www.widowsquest.com/learning-to-love-again-2/ Post from: Widows Quest

]]> I think learning to love again, or learning to see that loving again is acceptable as a widow or widower after suffering a tragedy is the hardest thing. I remember a quote from Iris Murdoch who said

“We can only learn to love, by loving”

As widows or widowers we could change that to 

“We can only learn to love again, by loving again”

Grief is the end of one chapter of your life. It is not the end of loving. After all death has brought an end to the partnership but it has brought an end to t rosesfromtop.jpghe love we feel – that love is causing our grief. That shows that we can still love, that grief shows that our heart still ha s the capacity. As hard as it seems, one day our heart will open up to the risk of loving again….it was born to love.

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/learning-to-love-again-2/feed/ 1 A Quote on Lost Love http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/a-quote-on-lost-love/ http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/a-quote-on-lost-love/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:38:25 +0000 Anna Farmery http://www.widowsquest.com/a-quote-on-lost-love/ Post from: Widows Quest

]]> I saw this anonymous quote and thought of all of us

“Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.”

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