"The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see people who have survived and are learning to live and love again." –Simon Stephens, founder of The Compassionate Friends I just loved this quote and wanted to share it with people. What a fantasti

Webster dictionary defines bravery as the quality that allows someone to do something dangerous or frightening. When we think of bravery we usually think of firefighters running into burning buildings to rescue people, but real courage is often more subtle than that. Real courage is the strength to face our inner worlds, look under the hood and be curious about what is happening. The looking is not about fault finding, but about opening doors of the heart to visit rooms th