The following are resources I ve used, both in counseling others, and in my own grief work. While there are many other titles out there, I have had to select my favorites to make some reasonable suggestions for the reader. Survival is what it s all about in those days, and the authors know this. They ve put together a small, readable volume, with brief, encouraging entries on how to survive these difficult days on each left side page, and a relevant brief poem on the facing page. The brevity of the entries is key, here.
People grieving often have a shortened attention span.
One woman, devastated over the suicide of a son, found she not only could absorb the short pages, but the y led to a hunger for more, and she devoured the book not once, but twice. Sometimes, too, the poetry touches a spot in the heart which the text may have failed to do. Dust me off. Feed my me warmth. You are comfort.