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On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss QUOTES

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss QUOTES

1 " Today, in our “shut up, get over it, and move on” mentality, our society misses so much, it’s no wonder we are a generation that longs to tell our stories. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

2 " The more you learn, the harder the lessons get. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

3 " When someone is telling you their story over and over, they are trying to figure something out. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

4 " You have entered an abnormal, lonely, and unwelcome new world where you are nothing but an island of sadness. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

5 " We usually know more about suppressing anger than feeling it. Tell a counselor how angry you are. Share it with friends and family. Scream into a pillow. Find ways to get it out without hurting yourself or someone else. Try walking, swimming, gardening—any type of exercise helps you externalize your anger. Do not bottle up anger inside. Instead, explore it. The anger is just another indication of the intensity of your love. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

6 " That’s really what grief has taught me. That I can survive. I used to be afraid that if I experienced grief it would overcome me and I wouldn’t be able to survive the flood of it, that if I actually felt it I wouldn’t be able to get back up. It’s taught me that I can feel it and it won’t swallow me whole. But we come from a culture where we think people have to be strong. I’m a big believer in being vulnerable, open to grief. That is strength. You can’t know joy unless you know profound sadness. They don’t exist without each other. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

7 " Birth is not a beginning and death is not an ending. They are merely points on a continuum. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

8 " We need time to move through the pain of loss. We need to step into it, really to get to know it, in order to learn "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

9 " You may also be angry with yourself that you couldn’t stop it from happening. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

10 " We will never like this reality or make it okay, but eventually we accept it. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

11 " Your sorrow is the inevitable result of circumstances beyond your control, "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

12 " When you compare losses, someone else’s may seem greater or lesser than your own, but all losses are painful. If "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

13 " are not accustomed to the emotional upheaval that accompanies a loss. People experience a wide array of emotions after a loss, from not caring to being on edge to feeling angry or sad about everything. We can go from feeling okay to feeling devastated in a minute without warning. We can have mood swings that are hard for anyone around us to comprehend, because even we don’t understand them. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

14 " We’re expected to go back to work immediately, keep moving, to get on with our lives. But it doesn’t work that way. We need time to move through the pain of loss. We need to step into it, really to get to know it, in order to learn "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

15 " But intellect does not inform matters of the heart. Regrets "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

16 " However healthy you think you are, remember that vegetarians die too. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

17 " A ship exists on the ocean, even if it sails out beyond the limits of our sight. The people in the ship have not vanished; they are simply moving to another shore. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

18 " The will to save a life is not the power to stop a death. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

19 " You have to cry your own tears because no one can do it for you. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

20 " As difficult as it is to endure, depression has elements that can be helpful in grief. It slows us down and allows us to take real stock of the loss. It makes us rebuild ourselves from the ground up. It clears the deck for growth. It takes us to a deeper place in our soul that we would not normally explore. "

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss