“It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief.”
— Jacqueline Carey
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Have you ever looked back at a heartbreak you thought would break you and realized how much stronger you've become? 🌿 Jacqueline Carey once wrote, “It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief.” How do you find strength during your hardest days? Share your journey in the comments. 👇
About this quote
There are moments in life where grief feels like an ocean, vast and suffocating, convincing us that we are drowning in a pain too heavy to bear. In the heat of our deepest sorrows, it is natural to believe that we have reached the absolute limit of human endurance. We tell ourselves that we cannot possibly survive another blow, yet time has a mysterious way of unfolding, revealing that the heart possesses a resilience far greater than the mind acknowledges. Looking back on those 'unbearable' moments is not an act of minimizing past pain, but an acknowledgment of our own strength. This quote serves as a poignant reminder that while life will inevitably bring deeper challenges and more complex losses, we are equipped to handle them. The sorrows we once thought would be our end were actually the training grounds for our endurance. Healing is not about the absence of grief, but about the expansion of our capacity to hold it. By understanding that we have survived the 'impossible' before, we can find the courage to face the unknown with a quiet, steady hope. Trust in your ability to evolve, to endure, and to eventually find peace amidst the wreckage.
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