Digital Hoarder

[ranata-suzuki]

Today is just another day of trying to get by without you.

Ranata Suzuki

[digitalhoarder]

The only people who think there’s a time limit for grief have never lost a piece of their heart.

Unknown

[digitalhoarder]

I had my own notion of grief. I thought it was a sad time That followed the death of someone you loved. And you had to push through it To get to the other side. But I’m learning there is no other side.   There is no pushing through. But rather, There is Absorption. Adjustment. Acceptance.   And grief is not something you complete. But rather you endure.   Grief is not a task to finish, And move on, But an element of yourself – An alteration of your being.   A new way of seeing, A new definition of self.

Gwen Flowers

[digitalhoarder]

When a person you love is sick or suffering, you begin to grieve before the actual loss. In some cases you may think that most of your grieving is already done. But despite your preparations, the grief that occurs after a person’s death goes beyond all your expectations.

Through a Season of Grief by Bill Dunn, Kathy Leonard

[digitalhoarder]

Life is so mercilessly relentless, and that’s what makes grieving hard. The world keeps on spinning, and after every sleepless night, the sun still rises. The show must go on. There is no timeout for you to step off the merry-go-round, catch your breath and process your pain. There are people in your life to interact with, for whom you must paste on a smile or at least hold back the tears. Dealing with the living can be more exhausting than the dead sometimes. Friends try to be supportive but eventually run out of well-intentioned platitudes. After a while, it becomes awkward for them to ask how you’re doing. You can see the thing they want to know, in their eyes : “How long are you going to take to get back to normal?” They don’t actually say it of course, but the question is hovering there, like a pesky fly buzzing inside their skull. And the worst thing is if they did ask, you wouldn’t know how to answer. You have no idea how you made it through yesterday, let alone how long it will take until this vise that’s slowly crushing your heart will relinquish it’s death-grip, if it ever does. Going on living – that’s the hardest thing about grief.

John Mark Green

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Life is not what it’s supposed to be. Its what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

Virginia Satir

[digitalhoarder]

The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her.

Unknown

[kingalistairtheirin]

The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.

  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

[brouhahamagazine]

Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.

Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things

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Man Creates Edible Water “Jelly Drops” to Help Dementia Patients Stay Hydrated

London-based student Lewis Hornby is a grandson on a mission. When he noticed that his dementia-afflicted grandmother was having trouble staying hydrated, he came up with Jelly Drops—bite-sized pods of edible water that look just like tasty treats.

Each of these colorful “candies” is made up of mostly water, with gelling agents and electrolytes making up just 10% of their composition. Available in a rainbow of colors and presented in packaging reminiscent of a box of chocolates, Jelly Drops are an easy and engaging way to avoid dehydration—a common problem for those suffering from degenerative neurological diseases.

“It is very easy for people with dementia to become dehydrated,” he explains. “Many no longer feel thirst, don’t know how to quench thirst, or don’t have the dexterity to drink.” With this in mind, Hornby set out to find a solution. In addition to seeking advice from psychologists and doctors, he opted to “experience” life with dementia himself through the use of virtual reality tools and a week in a care home.

Once he was familiar with what dementia patients need, he brainstormed what they want. “From my observations, people with dementia find eating much easier than drinking. Even still, it can be difficult to engage and encourage them to eat. I found the best way to overcome this is to offer them a treat! This format excites people with dementia, they instantly recognize it and know how to interact with it.”

Case in point? Hornby’s own grandmother’s reaction: “When first offered, grandma ate seven Jelly Drops in 10 minutes, the equivalent to a cup full of water—something that would usually take hours and require much more assistance.”

[erin-thewanderer]

beginning of new work wild irish rose by Kevin Dickinson at Guru Tattoo little italy, san diego

[sixpenceee]

How to create the creepy mirror effect using a panorama. By lililwanjun10

[the-v-gees]

This is so frickin cool

[ewpiter]

she crack the code

[identity-of-design]

[digitalhoarder]

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Oscar Wilde

[fluffygif]

itsjohnfoster on ig

[mendelpalace]

A Japanese artist who goes by monde has made a series of wooden bookend dioramas that replicate the back alleys of his hometown of Tokyo. 

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