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Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief

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At a glance

Condition
Used - Good
Dimensions
4 x 0.96 x 6 in
Weight
2.31 lb
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date
December 1, 1994
Edition
1st
Language
English

Description

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDThe classic guide for dealing with grief and loss. Day-by-day reflections to find solace in our own lives, and comfort in the connection of sharing these meditations with countless others.After the focus on planning and outpouring of love from family and friends in the immediate aftermath following the loss of a loved one, we are left without a map for coping with grief as we enter a new version of our lives where someone important is missing.For days, months, years, the pain of the loss can crash in all at once. It is tempting to push that wave of grief back and soldier on with our new lives, but the loss will never lose its controlling power if we don’t find the courage and love to face it. Meditating on the loss, along with the rush of love that comes with it, gives us a chance to rejoice in the life that was shared, and to look forward in which memories of our loved ones continue to bless us.The short, poignant daily meditations given here follow the course of the year, but it is not a necessity to follow them chronologically. They will strengthen, inspire, and give comfort for as long as they are needed. This classic guide doesn’t offer easy answers, but a quiet, compassionate space to heal.Bereavement Support: Gentle, day-by-day reflections that meet you where you are, offering a hand to hold through the days, months, and even years of sorrow.A Companion in Grief: Written with the deep empathy of an author who has experienced the profound loss of a child and knows the terrain of sorrow firsthand.Grief Recovery: Short, poignant passages designed for a time when concentration is difficult, allowing you to find a moment of peace without feeling overwhelmed.Finding Solace: A year-long structure that you can follow chronologically or dip into whenever you need it, finding the right message for the right day. Read more

Specs 9

Publisher William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date December 1, 1994
Edition 1st
Language English
Print length 384 pages
ISBN-10 1
ISBN-13 81
Item Weight 2.31 pounds

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Very Helpful & Grounding
Format: Paperback
Love this book! When the the reading fits, it really fits well. It helps me think of things in a different perspective & often helps myself with grounding my thoughts. My mother was given this book when my father passed & since her passing this January I have taken it over for myself. I have been buying more to pass it on to other people as to the people i care about when they unfortunitely have to endure their own journey with greif. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2026 by M*****

Excellent anthology of thoughts to help with grief
Format: Paperback
I've had this book for ten years, have given it to two other people, and still pick it up from time to time. This book is arranged as a year of daily thoughts, which you can peruse as assigned to the day, or pick up and open to any one page at a time. Each page has a quote, an encapsulated thought or meditation, and a longer message about that thought, at most a few paragraphs long. In my experience, when someone is first grieving, there is an inability to focus, to pay attention, to retain memory... I found this book perfect because reading a page (or two) was about all I could handle at any one time, my energies being devoted to keeping on top of my regular life. It was helpful because it doesn't tell you how to deal or what to feel; rather, it gives you ideas about how you can frame the thoughts and memories that come to you in your grief, allowing you to have moments of distance, to hang onto the good without the pain taking over. And as the years went by, I find that I'm more reflective, and this book helps me even today to take time and think back without reliving pain. I find it very calming, and recommend his book over any other long tome or list of platitudes that is published elsewhere. If you're not buying for yourself, this would be an excellent and thoughtful gift to someone you know who is hurting. Give them this and your assurance of your continued presence in their lives, and I'm sure they will be grateful, even if it's hard to let others in. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021 by Alan Smithee

Thoughtful, well spoken and helpful
Format: Kindle
Each day contains a quote or a thought or a bit of poetry regarding griefer loss that is then explained in context. There's a small meditation at the end of each day as well. This book is a lovely and gentle way of learning to move forward in your life while grieving.
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2026 by K. L. Chirico

It may be awhile before you can actually read this, but get it for later!
Format: Paperback
Someone suggested this book, after I lost my 32 year old daughter to cancer. I ordered it, tried to read it, and put it down. It stayed stacked with other books, for two years. The beginning of this year I came across it again, opened and read. Now, I can finally read and appreciate it. It is six days until my daughter's birthday (my Valentine's baby), and this excerpt especially touched my heart. "It surprises us. We know it's a fluke. We know it won't last.Happiness? Contentment? Joy? And not just a quick flash of joy, of contentment--as when we are lifted up on wings of song--or by prayer--or by a spectacular sky--or because of a daisy blooming in some field. But a sense that in some way we are going to be able, after all this, to be happy! Whoever would have thought it?....... It is life calling to us--See, you are mine. I have wonders in store for you, believe it or not. And I will wait for you--beneath the snow, if necessary, and beyond the storm." When I came home this summer from being with my three grand children, I was full of joy and love. A thought came, "Why should I be happy? She is gone, and I'm all alone." I decided right there and then, that I would be happy, period. Was I happy that I had lost my daughter? Never in a million years, nor was I happy with how things happened or turned out, but I chose to be happy in life, despite what had happened, she would have wanted that. Now that I can finally read this book, it has brought smiles and tears and is helping me heal even more. I wrote this so that those that are walking this road of shards of glass, when it has turned into a path of pebbles, you can pick this up, read and meditate. By the way, it is still a work in progress, I have many more days of happiness, joy and peace since I made that decision than before. Blessings! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017 by freespiritcm

Nicely written
Format: Paperback
Good book
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2026 by Gail L.Aiken

When Your grieving this book will help.
Format: Paperback
Bought this for an older friend who lost her soulmate as a way to help her with the grieving process. A year later she’s getting though it and I think this book helped.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2026 by H. Bates

Brings comfort when you need it most
Format: Paperback
Unfortunately, I have bought this book too often probably about 20 times, In 2015, with the loss of my son Paul in a car accident, I was given this book with the inscription "my heart breaks for your heart" A copy had been given to her sister who held it dear. Now 11 years later, I still go to this book. Every time a friend or someone close loses a child or spouse, I give this book. I do wait a bit, I give it in person, I explain how to read it, and open the book to the page of the date, unplanned, and it always speaks to the moment. It's as though the book knows my pain and memories of the date I read it. I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers a devastating loss of a loved one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2026 by Mary

Excellent Book to Help Heal from Grief a Day at a Time
Format: Paperback
Truly an excellent book for anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Author has gone through her own painful loss and shares a compassionate view on how we each need to grieve and process loss in our own, individual ways--no one size fits all here. Presented as daily devotionals that are very helpful in healing from loss a day at a time. I also really liked how the author drew quotes from a diverse selection of writers, thinkers, philosophers, and scriptures. Someone gave this book to me after a painful loss and I have purchased it for many others going through their own journey from grief to healing. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2026 by Naomi DePlume
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