But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.
MITCH ALBOMYou have to start over. That’s what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really “starting over.” More like “continuing without.
More Mitch Albom Quotes
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Scenery without solace is meaningless.
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People are only mean when they are threatened.
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Death is the end of a lifetime, not the end of a relationship.
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It’s such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.
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I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don’t allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each every morning, a few tears, and that’s all.
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Remember, the only difference between ‘marital’ and ‘martial’ is where you put the ‘i’.
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I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.
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Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hold on too long.
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Because one thing God gave us- and I’m afraid it’s at times a little too much- is freewill. Freedom to choose. I believe he gave us everything needed to build a beautiful world, if we choose wisely.
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We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.
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You knew me. You knew that person, but you don’t know the person I’m trying to become… You are not your past!
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It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.
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Sharing tales of those we’ve lost is how we keep from really losing them.
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It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.
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Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you giving to your community? Are you at peace with yourself? Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
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