GRIEF GROWTH GRACE Quotes

“The Sun shines on our sorrow and strength alike. Loss and bereavement are not the dead-ends of life. If anything, grief can and does spur growth. Unimaginably painful, indeed. Undoubtedly transformative, nonetheless."
- “Grief … Growth … Grace – A Sacred Pilgrimage”, Page xv”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“Grief journey is slow, chaotic and unique to each individual. There is nothing to be fought, fixed or treated. Grief is not a matter of getting-over. Instead, grief is to be transcended.”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“Grace – the humble, gentle, calm and acceptant human spirit that helps us affirm the dark, and inspires us to seek the light.”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“We all know that a sunflower instinctively knows its source of life-giving energy, and follows it the whole day. Some of us believe that when it is dark and the Sun is hiding, the sunflowers turn to each other, and energize and strengthen each other. This faith is beautiful.”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“When parents die, they leave behind legacy.
When children die, they leave behind shattered dreams,
which pierce your whole “being” like sharp pieces of broken glass".
– Neena Verma, "Grief ~ Growth ~ Grace – A Sacred Pilgrimage", Page 13”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“1. “Death is the first thing to become certain the very moment life is conceived, and it is the only reality that remains abidingly definite all through life.” – Neena Verma, Grief ~ Growth ~ Grace – A Sacred Pilgrimage, Page 10”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“Life, one ultimately learns, is nothing but an eternal cycle of birth, living and death. Nature is in a perpetual dance of impermanence."
– Neena Verma, Grief ~ Growth ~ Grace – A Sacred Pilgrimage, Page 11”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE

“hardest to talk about is the loss of a child. It is not without reason that such a traumatic loss is called the ultimate bereavement. No parent can ever be strong enough to contemplate the thought of outliving their child.”
– Neena Verma, Grief ~ Growth ~ Grace – A Sacred Pilgrimage, Page 13”
― Neena Verma, GRIEF GROWTH GRACE: A SACRED PILGRIMAGE