Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Quotes

«La muerte es sólo un paso más hacia la forma de vida en otra frecuencia» y «El instante de la muerte es una experiencia única, bella, liberadora, que se vive sin temor y sin angustia».

That’s really what grief has taught me. That I can survive. I used to be afraid that if I experienced grief it would overcome me and I wouldn’t be able to survive the flood of it, that if I actually felt it I wouldn’t be able to get back up. It’s taught me that I can feel it and it won’t swallow me whole. But we come from a culture where we think people have to be strong. I’m a big believer in being vulnerable, open to grief. That is strength. You can’t know joy unless you know profound sadness. They don’t exist without each other.

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

Yes, I have a plan for the day, I will go to work, I will mow the lawn, et cetera. But I surrender to the knowledge that my plans are just a working blueprint. There will be changes, paths I didn't expect. Wonderful surprises, maybe scary surprises. There will be situations that will lead me on new journeys. I trust that all this will lead me in a direction that will bring my being, my soul, to its greatest unfolding.

And yet I know that in her death, she has found the freedom she could not find in life. She is no longer confined to a room, a bed, and a body that no longer works.

Forgive them if you need to,