'Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing, sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming, all we can do is learn to swim.' Beautifully interpreted by Vicki Harrison. Grief is described in the Collins English Dictionary as something that causes deep or intense sorrow, distress and suffering; especially at the death of someone. We mostly associate grief with the loss or death of a close friend, a loved one or a family member. But leaving home for the …
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Stress
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. --William James.
Grief
' Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.' ---Vicki Harrison
Rejection
‘You could be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be someone who hates peaches.’—Dita Von Tesse.
Loneliness
'I'm lonely. and I'm lonely in some horribly deep way, and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely because it seems catastrophic.' ---Augusten Burroughs, Dry
Regrets
'We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.' ---Steve Maraboli
Abuse
'You know that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult the day they turn eighteen. Some people grow up sooner, many grow up later. Some never really do. But just remember that some people in his world are older versions of those same kids we cry for.' ---Ashly Lorenzana
Fear
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live...Dorothy Thompson .
Picking up the pieces
'Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life.' --Robin Sharma.