Judy Tatelbaum Quotes

#1. Though we may not always be able to avoid pain, we can choose how much we suffer.

Judy Tatelbaum

#2. We learn to face the reality and the pain of our loss, to say good-bye to the dead loved one, to restore ourselves, and to reinvest in life once again.

Judy Tatelbaum

#3. Suffering is not a prerequisite for happiness.

Judy Tatelbaum

#4. Our misconception is in imagining that our suffering or how intensely or how long we grieve is a measure of how much we loved. In truth, none of us would want another's grief as a testimonial of their love for us. More likely we would want our loved ones to live healthy, fulfilled lives without us.

Judy Tatelbaum

#5. Emotionally, grief is a mixture of raw feelings such as sorrow, anguish, anger, regret, longing, fear, and deprivation. Grief may be experienced physically as exhaustion, emptiness, tension, sleeplessness, or loss of appetite.

Judy Tatelbaum

#6. Although our love never dies, the pain of our loss can eventually dissolve.

Judy Tatelbaum

#7. Appreciate life instead of resisting it.

Judy Tatelbaum