why grief is love

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There is a sacredness in tears.

They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.

They are messengers of overwhelming grief
… and unspeakable love.


—Washington Irving

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orphan wisdom

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Here's what happens every day: The past has tangible presence and isn't gone.
People are born, and people die and there are signs.

–Stephen Jenkinson
Die Wise
(highly recommended)

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