Who We Are

We are a group of friends with a common goal: to make a difference in people’s lives by giving solace to weary souls. We plan to accomplish this by sharing our real-life stories (and those of people we interview) and the lessons we learned from overcoming obstacles.

 

We are brought together by shared grief: the death of our loved ones. Initially, we planned on just bringing out a simple grief journal to help us cope with our loss. But a team member pointed out that some readers may view us as morbid if we focused solely on death.

 

After all, grappling with dying brings with it a host of complicated emotions and reactions to circumstances. Suddenly, our quest for solace wasn’t limited to grief from our beloved’s demise.

 

Bereavement Isn’t the Sole Domain of Grief

 

Grief encompasses many facets, including:

• abandonment

• the end of relationships

• deprivation of one’s quality of life

• dissolution of a union (religious, personal, or business)

• restriction of freedom

• termination of employment

• descent into addiction

• plunging into depression

• being diagnosed with a serious illness

• reluctant acceptance of the conclusion of an era (such as being forced into early retirement)

 

So, our article collection has expanded to include posts on the above topics, mental health issues (and how to deal with them), as well as human interest stories that inspire, motivate, empower, and educate with life lessons.

 

Why We Started This Blog

One of our team members wanted to start a grief blog a few years ago after having lost her mother and brother to a debilitating illness. She meant it to serve as a tribute to them in place of a memorial foundation and charitable organization. The latter proved too overwhelming as it required funds, staff, management, and logistics.

 

But life and her subconscious got in the way. She postponed writing about her loss, possibly because it required delving deep into the psyche.

 

However, after being reminded by her friends that they, too, have suffered profound losses—having also recently lost their mothers—she decided to rally them around to bring the blog to fruition. You are looking at the preliminary stage of their efforts.

 

Our Attempt at Inclusivity

This blog is for everyone, though it is challenging to stay inclusive when referring to God because not everyone believes in monotheism.

 

So, we use other terms to mean the same, such as Higher Power, Supreme Being, our Lord, Universal Light/Energy, and suchlike to encompass the global religions.

 

To our atheist brothers and sisters: please understand that whenever we mention anything in a religious context, it doesn’t mean we discount your beliefs. Please feel free to interpret the term “God” in the way you feel most comfortable.

 

Also, when we use the pronouns "he" or "she," we do not mean to disregard our LGBTQ+ readers. It is only for grammatical accuracy, especially in instances when the pronoun “they” gets in the way of clarity.

 

We hope our readers will find solace in our blog the way we have.