Grief Navigator Gifts

Denial Exit Now: Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance Next 4 Exits.

'Life is a precious thing, but simply breathing and existing isn't living...the end is inevitable for everything...I'm afraid that time has come for you, dear. I have to pull the plug...'

"I dreamed my parents were still alive."

'I never know what to do with my hands at a funeral.'

'He doesn't talk to me anymore.'

'Last week my husband thought he was dying. This week he will know he was.'

"We're disbanding the book club and canceling the fundraiser so we can grieve for six months. It's what Irene would have wanted."

"I suffer from depression since my wife died."

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

Surfing the daily stress

'So Kyle - have you considered the challenges of van driving?'

The Map of the Human Heart

Better times ahead.

"But what if this is all there is?"

I applied for a job with NASA but they turned me down. I think it was because I told them I wanted to be an astronaut because in space, you can't cry because there's no gravity and tears can't flow.

The Wishing Well

Midlife: You Are Here.

'He's never there for me.'

Wiseguys/Smartasses/Eggheads/Smarty Pants

''Normal' seems too much to shoot for ... but maybe I can keep you out of the nuthouse.'

"It's good you feel ready to confront your demons. Unfortunately, they're reluctant to face you."

Doubt or Certainy

"Only time can heal a broken heart, Brenda, and fortunately I have the time, every Thursday at three o'clock."

'Grief counselling'

"Adolescence can be a very trying time, Mr. Alcorn."

'Let it go. Get on with your death.'

"If I didn't worry all the time what would I do with myself?"

'My life is around here somewhere.'

Adult Book Store. Leaving home. Finding a Job. Getting Married. Buying a House. Raising Kids. Living with Stress.

"One day, son, all this anxiety will be yours."

'It's quite common with men your age. You've got a silver duct tapeworm.'

"To tell you the truth, I never thought downward mobility would be so, well, downward."

"I broke off the relationship, then came the endless reminders, the sad letters and emails...It's tough cancelling a subscription."

"You seem very remote."

"People can bridge the great distance between the Earth and the Moon..."