Grief

Grief is not just an emotion, it’s an unraveling, a space where something once lived but is now gone. It carves through you, leaving a hollow ache where love once resided. In the beginning it feels unbearable. Like a wound that will never close. But over time, the raw edges begin to mend. The pain softens, but the imprint remains a quiet reminder of what once was. The truth is, you never really move on. You move with it. The love you have does not disappear. It transforms. It lingers in the echoes of laughter and the warmth of old memories. In the silent moments where you still reach for what is no longer there. And that’s okay. Grief is not a burden to be hidden. It’s not a weakness to be ashamed of. It is the deepest proof that love existed. That’s something beautiful once touched your life. So let yourself feel it. Let yourself mourn. Let yourself remember. There is no timeline. There is no right way to grieve. Some days will be heavy and some will feel lighter. Some moments will bring unexpected waves of sadness, while others will fill you with gratitude for the love you were lucky enough to experience. Honor your grief, for it is sacred. It is a testament to the depth of your heart, and in time, through the pain you will find healing not because you have forgotten, but because you have learned how to carry both love and loss together.

Jim Carrey (Comedian)

William Booth (Recognise)

We have to recognise, that the gin-palace, like many other evils, although as poisonous, is still a natural outgrowth of our social conditions. The tap-room in many cases is the poor man’s only parlour. Many a man takes to beer, not from the love of beer, but from a natural craving for the light, warmth, company, and comfort which is thrown in along with the beer, and which he cannot get excepting by buying beer. Reformers will never get rid of the drink shop until they can outbid it in the subsidiary attractions which it offers to its customers.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

William Booth (Secret)

I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)

William Booth (Pray)

You must pray with all your might. That does not mean saying your prayers, or sitting gazing about in church or chapel with eyes wide open while someone else says them for you. It means fervent, effectual, untiring wrestling with God. This kind of prayer be sure the devil and the world and your own indolent, unbelieving nature will oppose. They will pour water on this flame.

William Booth (Preacher, 1829 – 1912)