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Changes in my heart about what matters most

Shelley

Changing things up a bit this week …

Instead of a stream of words about how my heart is struggling with all the negativity in the news, I’m sharing with you delicate color-coated photos.

I sprinkled them with a few heartwarming quotes about focusing on the benefits of grief and loss.

Grief is what we all are experiencing now.  And getting through grief is what will bring us all back together again someday … I hope.

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Little by little we let go of loss but never of love. – Unknown

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Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone. – loveliveson.com

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If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.  – Winnie the Pooh

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Anger is a necessary stage of the healing process.  Be willing to feel your anger, even though it may seem endless.  The more you truly feel it, the more it will begin to dissipate and the more you will heal.  – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler

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Grief is in two parts.  The first is loss.  The second is the remaking of life. – Anne Roiphe Writer

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The first step toward change is acceptance … change is not something you do, it’s something you allow. – Will Garcia

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And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope. – Unknown

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Post Inspiration – Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ch.” Find a word that starts with “ch” and use it as your prompt word. Bonus points if you start your post with that word. Enjoy!  And thanks to Ann-Christine for hosting this week’s photography challenge at Lens-Artists #98 – Delicate Colors.

PS – It’s Memorial Day weekend in the USA, a special thank you to all the veterans of the armed forces who gave their lives for our freedoms.  Hugs to all who are remembering their loved ones who have passed away and those who have loved ones serving now.  I’m wishing you a safe and healthy holiday!  xx – Shelley

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42 thoughts on “Changes in my heart about what matters most”

  1. Thank you. I’m an admin on a FB page that is populated with truck crash survivors and victims’ families. I need most of these quotes there. I’ll move one there now…after my eyes clear up.

    1. You’re welcome. They are some of my favorite quotes that I refer to often. I hope they help your FB page followers. xx

  4. Absolutely stunning photographs! Thank you for sharing such beautiful images.

  5. Beautiful. And you are so right…we are all grieving. So many things.

    Your bleeding heart continues to amaze me. Mine is young and a lot smaller. Your garden is also just a bit ahead of ours. Lovely pics!

    1. Thank you, Laurel. Yes, you’re right – so many things.
      I’m super happy with the bleeding heart. It sure seems to like this spot and keeps on growing more buds each day.
      I finally tried to weed some of my garden beds today – it’s been really dry here, and pulling dry weeds out of dry soil isn’t as rewarding as yanking them out of moist soil. I took the opportunity today since it rained last night and it’s supposed to rain again tonight.
      😉

  7. Hi Shelley, A beautiful post, with quotes that brought tears to my eyes. You obviously hit a sweet spot. Bittersweet. 💕 Thank you for sharing the gorgeous photos! Enjoy your long weekend. Take care.

    1. Hi Erica, thank you! I hope you’re enjoying your long weekend too. And that your hubby’s flower gardens are continuing to bloom. Take care and stay well.

  8. Amazing post. Thank you. Loved the quote “Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone.” That is powerful.

  9. Beautiful pictures and appropriate quotes for what we are feeling. I learned, from one of the comments, that the gorgeous draping flowers are called Bleeding Hearts… I don’t think they grow here. If they did, I would have to have them in my garden. So lovely.

    1. Thank you, Janis, I appreciate your feedback. Yes, Lamprocapnos spectabilis, bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart, is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. How they made it to Wisconsin, I’m not sure? LOL? They come in two varieties that I’ve seen in our state – pink/rose colored like I have and I’ve also seen a white version too. They are perennials that grows best in light shade, although it will tolerate full sun in moist and cool climates. In most locations plants prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. They also need well-drained soil and will rot if the soil remains too soggy. Mine has been in this spot for two years, and it appears to love it. 🙂

  10. None of us are really doing anything, since the quarantining continues in a good chunk of the country. Not my chunk, fortunately, although we really have no plans. It’s supposed to rain here. Have a good holiday!

    1. We’ve had an influx of travelers from Minnesota border into Hudson area, so I’ve heard from the reliable source of Facebook. It’s supposed to rain here today too. Thank goodness the previous two days had plenty of sun mixed in. I hope you and Mary have a nice holiday!

  11. I really like the quotes you chose for this post. I am also a collector of quotes. Dealing with grief is so complicated and has so many layers. Tucked in there with anger. So difficult. The photographs are stunning…and hopeful. I am so glad that winter is over and we can see these buds and flowers from now on. It is most cheering 🙂

    1. Thank you, Andrea, I appreciate your feedback. Yes, I agree, flowers instead of snow does make for a more hopeful photo display especially when we need a bit of cheering up these days! 🙂

  12. Beautiful, heartfelt post, Shelley. I love your quotes. Perfect for what I’ve been feeling. Your images are marvelous, too.

    1. Thank you, Patti. I appreciate your feedback and encouragement. Your post gave me hope and made me smile. Stay healthy! xx

  13. Beautiful post, Shelley, both your sentiments (and the lovely quotes) and your gorgeous flowers. Those bleeding hearts are really something. Hope you enjoy a nice break for the holiday. I bet your hubby is going to fix up something yummy!

    1. Thank you, Rebecca! Yes, we had a nice break, and we even got to spend it with Mr.’s parents. It’s so nice to catch up with them and share family time together. I hope you and yours had a great weekend too!

  14. Lovely photos and the perfect quotes you chose to put with them. I agree with the idea about how after grieving comes the remaking of life. Therein is the challenge, what shall that remade life be like?

    1. Thank you, Ally. Yes, therein lies our challenge. I have a hunch yours will continue to be sprinkled with much joy!

    1. Thank you, Tina, I appreciate your feedback. You nailed the delicate prompt – your grass photos are beautiful and perfect for the quotes you shared.

  16. This was a lovely post Shelley. The bleeding hearts are just gorgeous – yours are from your garden; I recall that from last year. I had to get my bleeding heart photos from the bush in the Park garden … they were thriving … obviously no bunnies around. 🙂

    1. Thank you, Linda. Yes, the plant is in my garden. It was originally from a gift basket given to me by my cousin at my mom’s funeral. I’m so happy it thrived and is still alive.

      1. Well that makes it even more special then Shelley. I thought I remembered you showing photos of it last year. When I got to Memorial Park last year for the first time to check out the milkweed and butterflies, the very last hearts on the bleeding heart plant were there and shriveled up so I picked a good time to go for their beauty.

  19. Beautiful flowers and powerfully healing quotes! I’m reminded of a meditation/guided imagery about sitting with a feeling quietly with acceptance and observe…. a lot of times, the feeling changes a bit, softens around the edges, sometimes after a good cry or deep breaths.

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