Tag: life
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Moving Into the Second Year Without Jess
I am moving into the second year without Jess, and grief feels different now. I suppose the shock has worn off. There is no longer that moment of sudden disbelief that she is gone. Instead, there’s a steady, familiar ache. I am no longer surprised by her absence. I am simply, regularly saddened by it.…
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The Paradox of Grief
Stephen Colbert’s words echo what the Grief Heart Project is all about Every once in a while, I stumble across words that feel like they were written just for me. This quote from Stephen Colbert was one of those moments. “Some people think that grief itself is contagious, so they don’t want to hear it…
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Love After Loss: Kafka, a Mother, and the Grief Heart
There’s a story people often tell about Franz Kafka. It didn’t come from one of his famous books, but from something he did in real life. He came across a little girl who was heartbroken because she had lost her doll. Most adults might have tried to cheer her up or tell her she’d be…
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Then She Was Gone
I sat down to share a few thoughts and began searching for a photo, unsure if anything would be right. Then I found this previously unnoticed one, so fitting it felt almost prophetic. Leave it to Jess. If this little essay had a title, it might be “Then She Was Gone.” It’s been eleven months…
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