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How to complete the Journey Shattered Heart quest in Lost Ark

Lost Ark has an incredible number of quests to complete. Some require hours of running around back and forth, while others can be scratched off in a matter of minutes. One of the most important quest lines in the game is the  Awakening quests , which allow players to unlock new and powerful abilities for their classes. Both Awakening quests are broken into smaller, easier to manage quests that players can complete faster.

One such quest is the  Shattered Heart  quest. This quest occurs later in the game and requires players to have reached at least level 50 and to have completed  [Awakening] The Sunset  or  [Awakening] Members of the Journey  quests to unlock it.

How to complete the Journey Shattered Heart Quest in Lost Ark

You won’t be able to complete this quest until you’ve put a fair number of hours into the game, but the good news is that once you’re eligible to complete the  [Journey] Shattered Heart  quest, it can be completed in just a few minutes. The only tricky part is finding your way to the start of it. To begin this quest, you need to make your way to Promise Isle. If you’ve completed the prerequisites for this quest listed above, head to Point 1 on the map above.

How do you get there? It’s not as difficult as you might think. Simply head to Point 2 on the map and find the interactable wall. Like many of these hidden paths in Lost Ark, it isn’t difficult to find once you know where to look. Climb the path until you reach Point 1. There will be an interactable object on the ground on the left side of the platform. Interact with it, and the quest will be in your adventure log.

From there, you don’t even need to walk a single step. Just play the Song of Reminiscence. This will trigger a cutscene where we get some background about our good friend Armen. After the cutscene is done, the quest will be complete. You’ll get some XP, some silver, some harmony shards, and that all-important  Island Token  as part of your rewards.

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Samar Yazbek: ‘Syria has been hung, drawn and quartered’

From exile in Paris, Samar Yazbek has written a powerful and moving account of her devastated homeland. Here, she tells how she risked her life to cross illegally back into Syria…

• ‘The barbed wire mauled my back as I crawled between the two countries. Then I ran…’ – Samar Yazbeck book extract

A s she sits at a cafe table in the 7th arrondissement – elegant and intense, waving around a Gitane for emphasis – it’s hard to imagine a more Parisian figure than the writer Samar Yazbek. Except that she is speaking to me mostly in her native Syrian Arabic (we use an interpreter). And for all her wit and charm, the stories she is telling me are horrifying. Over the past few years, Yazbek has been an eyewitness to the unfolding chaos and misery in Syria and she can’t stop telling me about it – sentences tumble over one another and my questions are constantly interrupted by her flow.

The drama of the situation is heightened by the fact that our conversation is taking place less than 10 minutes’ walk from the Syrian embassy in the rue Vaneau. For the past few years, I have cycled past this place almost every day on the way to my office, noting the anti-Assad graffiti and the occasional obliteration of the official signage, depending on the Assad regime’s fortunes in the war. The only constant has been the unmarked cars with blacked-out windows that stand guard. Today the signs are back, declaring that this is the Embassy of the Syrian Republic. As we sit and chat, Yazbek is all too well aware that these are people who would kill her if they could.

This is mainly because of her long-standing opposition to the Assad government before the uprising of 2011 and her activism during what she still calls, with shining eyes, the “Revolution”. Now she is even more of a target with the publication of her latest book, The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria . This is an account of what happened when Yazbek returned to Syria, making an illegal crossing from Turkey in 2012. This was the beginning of several visits – each more dangerous. Yazbek was not only wanted by the Assad regime, but as she travelled through what had once been her native land she became a suspicious character in the eyes of the jumbled-up brigades of rebels.

I begin by asking why she put herself in such danger. She looks puzzled. “I was not frightened for myself. Not at all. Why should I be so? This was my homeland. This is where I had grown up. I spoke the languages, I knew the people. What did frighten me as time went on, and as I made more trips, was the way everything I had once known in Syria was being turned into something else, something I didn’t quite recognise. This had once been a cosy place, a place of traditional loyalties and hospitality. But now the people have been scarred and mutilated. I don’t know whether it will ever go back to what it was. That is what Assad has done.”

Yazbek was born in 1970 in Jableh, a small coastal town. She also lived in Latakia and Raqqa, now the headquarters of Isis. When Yazbek was growing up, she says, these were gentle and tolerant places. Although provincial, her early years were far from parochial – she recalls her rebellious adolescence reading Virginia Woolf and wishing she was Mrs Dalloway. Such literary precociousness is hardly surprising, given her family background; she was born into an Alawite family, both cosmopolitan and privileged. The Alawites are the small but powerful minority sect that has effectively been the ruling class in Syria since the time of French rule, which finished in 1943. The Assads are also Alawite, which means that Yazbek’s revolt against the government is also seen by her enemies as a double betrayal of her religion and class.

One of the problems she faced as she journeyed through Syria was to disguise her origins when confronted by non-Alawites – the Alawites are not only considered as pro-Assad but also as Shia infidels by Sunnis. She learned to shift her accent around whenever she became the object of suspicion: “I am from everywhere,” she said to one surly fighter who questioned her background.

“But this is true,” she said to me. “Above all, I am Syrian and it is only now that the war has deepened these sectarian divisions that were never there in this way when I was a girl. I can still remember when Syria was a true country of the Levant, as was Lebanon, with all religions and groups part of what it means to be Syrian. Now it is as if you can only be Syrian if you are Sunni or Shia or whatever. From the outside, the Syrian war looks like a battle between dictators and people in revolt – which it is – but from the inside it is like a family conflict, with all the bitter hatreds that you can imagine that come to the surface.”

She reserves special contempt for Isis, whom she describes as an occupying army of foreigners, and then corrects herself and says they are more like a group of thugs and bullies. In The Crossing , she notes with anger the Yemeni, Saudi, Somali and Chechen faces that man the Isis checkpoints, harass Syrians and have turned a place such as Raqqa into a hellhole. “I can remember how it was,” she says, “and now it is something dehumanising, disgusting. You have a generation that is being lost to this cruelty.”

She is especially angry with young Muslim women who have travelled from the west to join Isis. “Of course I am a feminist,” she says, “and what they are doing is sending the condition of women in Syria back to some terrible place. But also what they are doing is to ‘Orientalise’ Syria – these young girls are Muslims but they are creatures of the west. They know nothing of Syria and its ways. But they love the fantasy of the virile Arab warrior on a horse with a gun. This is a cliche and a fantasy and they come because it’s erotic and exotic – they are bored in the west and they need to rebel. But they do not understand Islam or Syria and that they are making things worse for the women who live here.”

One of the most gripping sections of the book is a conversation between Yazbek and the “Hajii’’, a commander of the Ahrar Latakia (Free Men of Latakia) battalion who had spent his life on the move, living between the Turkish-Syrian border and Syria’s coastal strip. Yazbek and the Hajii are from the same part of world but now they couldn’t be further apart. Depressingly, the Hajii says the conflict in Syria is now a religious war that will last decades and where genocide is a necessary weapon of war. “Are you a murderer?” she asks him. “Yes,” he replies unhesitatingly, this son of a taxi driver. And he will commit more murders. “I won’t kill you,” he says. He tells her to stay away from this “vile war” and he pities the future for all Alawites in Syria.

There are other grim stories. Yazbek tells of a young man who refuses to rape a girl on the orders of his senior officer. His genitals are shot off as a military punishment. Everywhere Yazbek goes she meets ordinary people whose everyday sense of morality is similarly undone by random but regular encounters with horror. One of the most devastating aspects of the book is that she is constantly aware that, not too long ago, this was a country where people lived ordinary lives.

Her technique is to let people tell the stories themselves, and to this extent the book recalls Anna Funder’s Stasiland , an account of how a country can go mad under the burden of lies and the promise of violence. In Syria right now, however, the violence is not just a threat but an ever-present reality. Yazbek makes the point that this is only partly about geopolitics – from Isis to US foreign policy, Syria is being used as a laboratory for experiments in how to destroy a nation. On the ground, as she explains in The Crossing , the result is to break human beings, literally and metaphorically, into pieces: “Syria will never be the same again,” she writes in the epilogue. “It has been hung, drawn and quartered.”

T he Crossing is not simply reportage or political analysis. It bears comparison with George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia as a work of literature. Yazbek is a superb narrator who knows how to pace her text, craft dialogue and convey a universal sense of grief; this is how she crosses the line from journalism to high literary art. When I put this to her she blushes and lights another Gitane. But she is not falsely modest. “Certainly I wanted to write literature. For one thing, so much is written about Syria that it is easy to be bored with war stories, but I think as well that only literature can convey the complexity of what is happening there.”

I mention Orwell and Kafka. She admires both but Kafka in particular is a model. “What is happening in Syria is like being trapped down a deep, dark tunnel where you can see no way out. I had hope in 2011 – I believed that we could change ourselves and our lives – and now every time I have been back it has got worse and so quickly. But with massacres every day, on all sides, what can you expect? It’s not politics, it’s not religion – it’s something worse – pure hatred.”

Yazbek has written novels and poetry and was a TV presenter in pre-revolutionary Syria. In 2010, she was included in the Beirut 39 , a group of the best writers in the Arab world under 40 chosen by the Hay festival. In 2012, she shared the Pen Pinter prize , with poet Carol Ann Duffy, for her book A Woman in the Crossfire about the early days of the Syrian civil war.

The Crossing is a different kind of book, however – it marks a sea change in Yazbek’s thought. “I want to believe still in hope,” she says, “but now I wonder if I really do believe in it. I have seen such destruction that it’s hard to believe that anything good can come out of it. I feel like I have been dropped from a cloud into a deep abyss. My idea has always been that a writer has to write about change, has to be part of change. That is why I went back to Syria two years ago – it was an obsession. Now I have another obsession – that murder is happening in my country and I can do nothing about it.”

Yazbek is now truly in exile in Paris and she finds it painful. If she ever goes back to Syria, it will be more dangerous than ever before and she is reluctant to chance her arm more than she has to. For this reason, she misses Syria more than ever. “When I was young, I dreamed of travelling the world. I thought that where I came from was small-town, and I wanted to be glamorous, cosmopolitan and intellectual. I dreamed of Paris for example. But now that I am here, it is beautiful but it is not the same thing. I am in Paris but all the time think of Jableh, Latakia and all those other places.

“I did not choose to be an exile – that is the difference. I did not come here to be an artist but because I was thrown out. That’s something that wounds you. It’s very hard.”

She is now 45 and feels that she has a different perspective on her writing and the terrible landscape that she covers. “I never meant to write this kind of book or be this kind of writer. But now I can’t get away from it.” Although it is probably not be what she intended, it may be that Samar Yazbek has written one of the first political classics of the 21st century.

The Crossing, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Nashwa Gowanlock, is published on 2 July by Rider (£20). Click here to order a copy for £16. Samar Yazbek will be reading from The Crossing on Saturday 25 July at the British Library, London, and taking part in a discussion about freedom of expression in the Middle East, Speaking Truth to Power , at the Free Word Centre, London, on Thursday 23 July.

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Western leaders make a show of empathy by talking about “the sufferings of the syrian people".

“The world has abandoned us!” This is the tragic message that comes out of Samar Yazbek’s fascinating reportage from what she describes as “the shattered heart of Syria.”

But how accurate is that message?

In a sense, it is wide of the mark.

Syrians have not been abandoned. Their story is all over the place. Millions are taken care of in refugee camps in neighboring countries. The many thousands who manage to arrive on European shores alive and in one piece are stared at in endless television footage. Western leaders make a show of empathy by talking about “the sufferings of the Syrian people.” President Barack Obama draws “red lines,” forms “coalitions,” and, above all, makes finger-pointing “make-no-mistake” speeches around and about them.

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Syrians have not been abandoned for other reasons as well.

The Mullahs of Tehran sign checks to finance Bashar al-Assad’s war machine, regularly equipped and upgraded by the neo-Tsarists in Moscow. Mercenaries from various Hezbollah branches, notably Lebanon under Iranian command, pour in to kill Syrians while, at the other end of the spectrum, throat-slitting jihadis from 80 countries have come to indulge in killing sprees of their own.

The world is ready to shed crocodile tears for Syria, organize diplomatic ballets, and make passionate speeches about its sufferings. But it is not willing or able to stop the jets that bomb defenseless towns and villages, often with chemical weapons.

No, the world hasn’t abandoned Syria.

Syrians would have been better off had the world abandoned them rather than using their country as a battlefield by rival powers engaged in a proxy war.

The book’s blurb presents Yazbek as a novelist. However, the book we read is not fiction but excellent journalism. Yazbek has been true to the three golden rules of journalism: “Assume nothing; believe no one; check everything!”

Her skill as a writer of fiction comes in handy in portraying the people she meets and in capturing snippets of life—such as a mother playing hide-and-seek with a pro-Assad sniper in a tower facing her window, or women insistent on going to the hairdresser amid all the mayhem, presumably to thumb their nose at “the butcher Assad.”

Yazbek’s reportage paints a grim picture. Three themes stand out.

The first is that although the Syrian revolution started as a people’s uprising against a despotic regime, it has now splintered into numerous factions with different, often contradictory, agendas. The impression left is that the only thing that a majority of Syrians agree upon is that they want Assad to go.

The second theme is that sectarianism is in the ascendancy. “The Alawites have killed us, and we shall kill them,” a young jihadi emir tells Yazbek in an interview.

“The real danger is no longer the lack of money or even bombing but the takfirists,” says a young man who edits a rebel magazine in Idleb.

“The arrival of Hezbollah and the Iranians was the best help for ISIS [the Islamic State],” says another anti-Assad fighter.

Another “emir” from a supposedly moderate faction unveils a program to offer Christians, whom he calls “Nasara” (Nazarenes), the choice to convert to Islam or pay the jizyah (poll tax) while the Alawites and Druze will be kicked out of Syria.

These neo-sectarians even hate the Muslim Brotherhood, which they claim is corrupted by compromise.

Yazbek records a mass of other observations and anecdotal evidence, such as the sudden appearance of a new kind of niqab (full face veil), known as the khimar, among Syrian women, and special forms of beards among men, as signs of growing sectarianism.

Finally, and perhaps more importantly, Yazbek’s account indicates that reconstituting Syria as a unified nation-state may no longer be possible, at least in the short-term. “Jihadis have no home; their home is their faith,” Yazbek notes. A Syria effectively under occupation by the Russo–Iranian coalition on the one hand and the takfiris on the other means that “one cannot talk of one Syria now.”

A commander in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) puts it thus: “Every little community has become a state in itself.”

Yazbek’s account, covering vast chunks of Syrian territory, depicts scores of towns and villages that have been turned into piles of rubble. Many people, bombed by Assad out of their villages, live in caves. At least half the population has been turned into internally displaced people, refugees in neighboring countries, or mere survivors in their ruined villages.

Yazbek shows children rendered mute as a result of shell-shock and old people dying of hunger and lack of medical attention. A landscape of bombed villages, burnt farms and orchards, charred carcasses of factories, and even “graveyards of tanks and armored vehicles” conjure a Syria that is more scarred than it was after the Mongol invasion in the Middle Ages.

Yazbek claims that all armed groups, including ones she sympathizes with, are engaged in stealing and looting. The takfiris claim that looting is a firm principle of Islam, which they say allows the ghazi (holy warrior) to take booty. In some cases, fatwas authorizing looting operations are issued by sheikhs attached to fighting units. Some foreign jihadis, Chechens for example, come for brief stints of fighting and looting before returning to their homes in Russia with a small fortune. Looting has a major role in financing ISIS, as does the holding of hostages, especially foreign ones, for ransom.

Some fighting groups deliberately prolong battles to get more money from their foreign benefactors, Yazbek reports.

There are some surrealist touches as well. The mobile telephone network is kept in working order, even for anti-Assad groups, because the company that provides it is owned by Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of Bashar al-Assad. The rebel fighters, even the most reactionary, are computer savvy to a fault; they use GPS to target Assad’s forces in battle.

In the midst of all that mayhem there are people who are trying to maintain aspects of ordinary life, including some schooling for children. A project known as the Karam (Generosity) Bus brings books, films, and videos to people living in destroyed villages, often in the teeth of opposition from ISIS.

Yazbek, basing herself on testimonies she collected, makes a number of assertions that merit further investigation. For example, she says that at the start of the revolution, Assad released takfiri prisoners while organizing mass arrests against secular and liberal opponents of the regime. This must have been because Assad wanted to claim that he is fighting not ordinary Syrians who want more freedom but violent Al-Qaeda-type groups.

Yazbek also asserts that the regime organized a series of terrorist attacks against civilians, like explosions in a bazaar in Damascus, to frighten the middle classes into accepting Assad’s “protection” against “Islamist terrorist groups.”

I have to disagree with Yazbek on two points.

The first is her belief that Sufism represents “moderation in Islam” while Salafism transforms religion into a political ideology. The truth is that any use of religion as a vehicle for achieving political power leads to violence. In that context Sufism is no exception; history includes instances of savagery conducted by Sufi rulers.

The second point of disagreement is Yazbek’s assertion that Syria’s salvation is possible only through secularism and Arab nationalism. But doesn’t the Assad regime, indeed the whole Baathist movement, claim to be secular and Arab nationalist?

What Syria needs is not any “-ism” but a plain, even bland, minimum of security and freedom. Real people should not be required to conform to a political system built on an arbitrary abstraction.

Secularism and nationalism are ideological abstractions just like takfirism in the Sunni Muslim world and Khomeinism in Iran. Applied to real people, such abstractions and other “-isms” bring nothing but dictatorship and death.

Yazbek’s final assertion sends the chill up our spine: The only winner in Syria today is death.

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Review: The Crossing – My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria, by Samar Yazbek

Barry andrews of goal salutes an eloquent, gripping and harrowing account by an incredibly brave syrian of her country’s decline into barbarism.

Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries sustained during a Syrian military bombardment of her home, in the northern city of Idlib. Her husband and two children were killed in the attack. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

The war in Syria is in its fifth year and it is estimated that 230,000 people have died in the conflict. This book is an eloquent, gripping and harrowing account of the country's decline into barbarism by an incredibly brave Syrian.

Samar Yazbek, a Syrian exile living in Paris, crossed into Syria from Turkey three times over 12 months – on the final crossing an audience was secured with Abu Ahmed, an emir of Ahrar al-Sham, a rebel jihadist group based in the northern part of the country.

There were machine guns propped up behind the emir’s desk.

Samar asked Abu Ahmed what he expected after the revolution.

“There will be laws to protect the non-Muslims, the Nasara – the Christians. It will be unlawful for women to go out without a hijab. Appearing unveiled will be prohibited; that’s the most important thing. The Alawites can’t stay in Syria…. If the [Druze and Ismailites] return to Islam then they are welcome, and if they don’t, they’ll be judged as infidels, but the Alawites are apostates and must be killed.”

“But the women and children…. the women, what’s their sin?” Samar asked.

“The women give birth to children. The children become men and then they kill us!” answered the emir.

The exchange is remarkable on many levels. Samar is both female and, although a supporter of the revolution, an Alawite like Assad. It was brave of her to enter Syria in the first place but, as an Alawite woman, to seek to meet and directly challenge jihadist leaders is almost suicidal.

It is also remarkable as it underlines the dangers of a sudden collapse of Assad’s regime as against a negotiated transition. Shia and Alawite minorities have every reason to fear such an outcome.

Like many Syrians, she despairs at the paradox of the liberation of great parts of Syria from Assad only for them to fall under the suzerainty of jihadis – the replacement of one authoritarian regime with another.

After her close shave with al-Sham she seeks out the leader of the local al-Qaeda affiliate for a further interview. A less than enlightened view of women is to be expected:

“But it’s brave of you to come here to us,” says the leader.

“And what about you, aren’t you brave?”

He laughed. “I’m a man and this is natural.”

“And I’m a woman and this is natural,” I replied, and he stopped laughing.

The veil of secrecy is rarely lifted on the putrefying remains of the once beautiful Syria. Such reporting on the war in Syria is all too rare – it has taken two years for this “dispatch” to emerge, mostly because the author says that she felt it was pointless and frivolous to write on her return. Arguably, war reporting was more impactful and immediate during the Crimean War than is the case in Syria today.

For the most part, the war in Syria is seen as a foreign war among violent peoples who cannot be helped. There is a ho-hum shrug of shoulders and people move on with their cat-in-a-tree news diet. As was said in a completely different context, “shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder”.

During the Bosnian war it was said that the world had taken “a sabbatical from historical seriousness”. In Yazbek’s own withering assessment, “the suffering [in Syria] is the overwhelming proof of humanity’s fall from moral grace”.

Of course, there are terrible complexities and a policy conceived a year ago would be hopelessly out of date today. ISIS is effectively a country now that all the drone strikes in the world will not destroy. But her plea is that people would separate the humanitarian from the political.

On her first crossing in August 2012 into rebel-held parts of Syria, “the number of Islamist battalions was still low” and the rebels spoke in terms of a civil secular state rather than an Islamic one. But they struggled to obtain effective weapons and couldn’t defend their towns, often resorting to criminality and corruption.

By the time of her second trip into rebel strongholds in February 2013 “the Islamic extremists were edging their way in and starting to control people’s lives and interfere in their businesses”. For many, the religious certainties (not to mention the top-of-the-range anti-aircraft weapons) provided a semblance of order.

The final crossing in the late summer of 2013 features her confrontations with the leaders of al-Sham and Jabat al-Nusra. By then, the early revolutionaries and their secular aims were hanging by a thread and her book reminds us that there is a significant part of Syria which is horrified at being caught between Assad and Jihad and their respective foreign sponsors.

The book carries endless accounts of bombing raids (the dreaded barrel bombs), the desecration of antiquities and the constant presence of death. Death is triumphant, victorious and glorified and “drifts among them with the lightness of a feather”.

This book might awaken some consciences. The final word is a heart-breaking account of cave dwellers, bombed back to the stone age in the land that gave us civilization thousands of years ago:

“A girl aged about sixteen, wearing a hijab, a headscarf covering the head and chest, was sitting at the entrance to one of the caves. She had lost both her legs when she had been hit by a shell. One had been cut off at the thigh, the other at the knee. Her eyes were nevertheless serene. She said she was teaching her sisters and brothers to draw but they had hardly anything to draw with. The girl explained she would need several operations because her wounds had become infected and she was likely to succumb to blood poisoning. Yet she appeared indifferent watching us descend into the cave where her mother and siblings lived. She tilted her head and went back to drawing lines in the soil.”

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The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria Paperback – July 1, 2016

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• Publication date July 1, 2016
• Dimensions 5 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ebury Press; Reprint edition (July 1, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 184604488X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846044885
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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About the authors

Ruth ahmedzai kemp.

Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp is a literary translator working from Arabic, Russian and German into English. Her translations have been shortlisted for the Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize, the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize and the GLLI Translated YA Prize. She has several times been awarded a PEN Translates grant for her translations, which include fiction and nonfiction from Germany, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Russia, Switzerland and Syria.

Samar Yazbik

Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. She was born in Jableh, Syria, near Latakia, in 1970, and studied Arabic literature at Latakia university. She has written in a wide variety of genres - novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism. Yazbek has been a prominent voice in support of human rights and more specifically women's rights in Syria. In 2012, she launched Women Now for Development, an NGO based in France that aims at empowering Syrian women economically and socially.

In 2010, Yazbek was selected as one of the Beirut39, a group of 39 Arab writers under the age of 40 chosen through a contest organized by the Hay Festival. In 2011, she took part in the popular uprising against the Assad regime, and was forced to exile a few months later. In 2012, she was chosen for the prestigious PEN/Pinter Prize "International writer of courage", in recognition of her book In the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution. She was also awarded the Swedish Tucholsky Prize, and the Dutch Oxfam/PEN, in the same year. In the same year, Samar tried to move back to the North of Syria, and settle in the areas that were freed from the Assad regime. However, in 2013, she settled in Paris instead because of the growing threatening presence of ISIS in Syria.

Samar Yazbek published three collections of short stories, four novels, and a mémoire on the Syrian Revolution. Three of her books were translated to several languages

Nashwa Gowanlock

Nashwa Gowanlock is a freelance writer, editor and literary translator. She is the translator of the collaborative novel, Shatila Stories, and co-translator of Samar Yazbek's memoir, The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria. She is a contributing editor of ArabLit Quarterly, a journal of Arabic literature in translation.

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Healing from a Broken Heart

Lauren carlson.

Heartbreak can be one of the most excruciating and emotionally draining experiences we face in life. Whether it's the end of a long-term relationship, the loss of a loved one, or the shattering of a deep connection, the pain can feel insurmountable. It's as if a piece of our very being has been torn away, leaving us feeling lost, vulnerable, and broken. However, amidst the darkness, there is hope. 

Healing from a broken heart is not only possible but also an essential part of our journey towards personal growth and self-discovery. In this blog post, we will explore the profound process of healing, providing insights, practical tips, and empowering perspectives to help you navigate through the pain and emerge stronger on the other side.

What Causes Heartbreak?

Heartbreak can stem from a multitude of factors. At its core, heartbreak occurs when there is a disruption in the emotional bond and connection that two individuals shared. This loss can evoke intense feelings of grief, sadness, and despair.

One significant cause of heartbreak is the shattered expectations and dreams that come when a relationship ends. When we invest ourselves emotionally in a partnership, we often envision a future together, filled with shared experiences, love, and support. The sudden dissolution of these hopes and plans can leave us feeling devastated and disoriented.

Betrayal and infidelity are also common causes of heartbreak. Discovering that a partner has been unfaithful can be emotionally devastating, leading to feelings of deep hurt, betrayal, and a loss of trust. Similarly, a lack of effective communication, unresolved conflicts, or a growing disconnect between partners can erode the foundation of the relationship , ultimately leading to heartbreak.

External factors can also contribute to the pain of heartbreak. Life changes such as distance, career transitions, or incompatible life goals can create insurmountable challenges in maintaining the relationship. These external pressures can amplify feelings of loss and contribute to the emotional turmoil experienced during a breakup.

Additionally, heartbreak can be intensified by underlying fears and insecurities, such as the fear of abandonment or the fear of being alone. The ending of a relationship can trigger deep-seated emotional wounds and bring to the surface unresolved issues from past experiences, compounding the pain.

It's important to recognize that each person's experience of heartbreak is unique, as it is shaped by their individual circumstances, attachment styles, and the depth of emotional investment in the relationship. While the causes of heartbreak may vary, the emotional toll it takes is universal. Understanding the underlying causes can help individuals navigate their healing journey with greater self-awareness and compassion.

Tips for healing a broken heart

Allow yourself to grieve.

Allowing yourself to grieve is an essential part of healing a broken heart. It can be tempting to push away the pain or pretend like everything is fine, but suppressing your emotions only prolongs the healing process. Give yourself permission to fully experience the range of emotions that come with heartbreak – the sadness, anger, confusion, and longing. Create a safe space for yourself to cry, scream, or express your feelings in whatever way feels natural to you. By acknowledging and accepting your grief, you are honoring the significance of the loss and giving yourself the opportunity to heal. Remember, healgting is not about rushing through the pain; it's about giving yourself the time and space to heal at your own pace.

Practice Self-Care

Prioritizing self-care during the healing process is essential for nurturing your overall well-being as you recover from a broken heart. It involves taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, and mentally. Focus on maintaining a balanced diet, regular exercise, and sufficient rest for your physical health. Allow yourself to feel and process your emotions without judgment, engaging in activities that support your emotional well-being. Nurture your mind through stimulating activities, such as reading or learning new skills. Set boundaries, practice self-compassion, and prioritize activities that uplift and support your well-being. By making self-care a priority, you demonstrate that you deserve love, care, and healing, empowering yourself on the path to recovery.

Seek Support from Loved Ones

Seeking support from loved ones is crucial in healing from a broken heart. Confide in trusted friends and family, sharing your feelings and experiences. Their empathetic listening and understanding can provide comfort and validation. If opening up to loved ones is challenging, consider seeking professional support through therapy or counseling. Remember, reaching out for support is a sign of strength, and surrounding yourself with caring individuals reminds you that you're not alone in your pain. With their support, you can find solace, encouragement, and the strength to heal and grow.

Focus on Personal Growth

By focusing on personal growth, you not only heal from the pain of a broken heart, but you also create a foundation for a fulfilling and empowered future. Embracing self-discovery allows you to cultivate a stronger sense of self, find greater clarity in your desires and goals, and build resilience that will support you in all areas of life. 

Use this period to explore your passions, interests, and aspirations outside of the context of a relationship. Engage in activities that bring you joy, fulfillment, and a sense of purpose. This could involve picking up a new hobby, enrolling in a class or workshop, or dedicating time to pursue creative outlets. Explore your passions and rediscover your individuality outside of the relationship.

Practice Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

Practicing mindfulness and self-compassion are powerful tools in the healing process of a broken heart. Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing your awareness to the present moment without judgment. It allows you to observe your thoughts, emotions, and sensations without getting entangled in them. By cultivating mindfulness, you can create space to process your emotions and gain clarity amidst the turbulence of heartbreak. Engage in mindfulness techniques such as meditation, deep breathing exercises, or simply being fully present in the activities you do. This practice can help calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and foster a sense of inner peace.

Alongside mindfulness , cultivating self-compassion is essential. Treat yourself with kindness, understanding, and empathy as you navigate through the healing journey. Recognize that heartbreak is a challenging and painful experience, and it is normal to feel a range of emotions. Instead of criticizing or judging yourself for your pain, offer yourself compassion and reassurance. Practice self-care and self-soothing activities that bring you comfort and provide nurturing support. By extending compassion to yourself, you create a safe and loving space for healing to occur. Remember that healing takes time, and practicing self-compassion allows you to honor your own needs and emotions throughout the process.

Accept the Loss

Understand that healing doesn't mean forgetting the past but accepting it. It involves acknowledging the reality of the end of the relationship and embracing the idea that holding onto what was will only prolong the pain. Allow yourself to experience and accept the range of emotions that arise, practicing self-compassion throughout the process. 

Engage in activities that promote self-discovery and personal growth , finding meaning in the experience and reframing your perspective. Practice forgiveness, both towards yourself and your former partner, freeing yourself from resentment. By letting go and accepting the loss, you open yourself up to new possibilities and a brighter future filled with personal fulfillment and growth.

When Should You Seek Professional Help for Issues Relating to Heartbreak

Experiencing heartbreak can be a challenging and emotional process. While it's normal to feel sadness, grief, and a range of other emotions after a breakup or loss, there are certain signs that indicate it may be time to seek professional help. Here are a few indicators:

Prolonged and intense emotional distress

If you find that your sadness, anger, or other negative emotions associated with heartbreak persist for an extended period, significantly impacting your daily life, relationships, work, or overall well-being, it may be time to seek professional support.

Inability to function or complete daily tasks 

If you're finding it difficult to carry out your usual routine or fulfill responsibilities at work, school, or home due to overwhelming emotions or loss of motivation, seeking professional assistance can be beneficial.

Social withdrawal and isolation

If you're consistently withdrawing from social interactions, isolating yourself , or experiencing difficulties in maintaining relationships with friends and family due to heartbreak, it's worth considering professional help.

Thoughts of self-harm or suicide

If you have persistent thoughts of self-harm , suicide, or feel like life is no longer worth living, it's crucial to reach out to a mental health professional or a helpline immediately. This is a serious concern that requires urgent attention.

Substance abuse or self-destructive behaviors 

If you find yourself turning to alcohol, drugs, or engaging in self-destructive behaviors as a way to cope with heartbreak, seeking professional help is crucial to address the underlying issues and develop healthier coping mechanisms.

Lack of improvement over time

If you've been struggling with heartbreak for an extended period without experiencing any improvement or finding healthy ways to heal, a mental health professional can provide guidance and support tailored to your specific needs.

Remember, seeking professional help doesn't mean there's something wrong with you—it's a sign of strength and a proactive step toward healing and finding healthier ways to navigate the challenges of heartbreak. Mental health professionals, such as therapists, psychologists, or counselors, are trained to provide support and guidance during difficult times. They can help you process your emotions, develop coping strategies, and work towards healing and growth.

Should You Get Back With Someone That Broke Your Heart 

When contemplating the possibility of getting back with someone who has broken your heart, it's important to approach the decision with a psychological perspective. Here are some factors to consider:

• Emotional healing: Reflect on your emotional well-being and the progress you've made in healing since the breakup. Evaluate whether you have addressed the pain, grief, and other emotions associated with the heartbreak. Consider whether reconnecting with your ex has the potential to hinder or enhance your ongoing healing process.
• Patterns of behavior: Assess the patterns of behavior and dynamics that led to the breakup. Reflect on whether these patterns have changed or if there is a genuine willingness from both parties to work on them. It is essential to understand whether the issues that caused the heartbreak have been addressed and if there is a realistic potential for growth and improvement.
• Trust and forgiveness: Examine the level of trust that remains between you and your ex-partner. Rebuilding trust after a heartbreak can be challenging and time-consuming. Consider whether you are capable of forgiving and whether your ex has taken steps to earn back your trust. Without trust and forgiveness, it can be difficult to establish a healthy and fulfilling relationship.
• Communication and conflict resolution: Evaluate the effectiveness of communication and conflict resolution within your previous relationship. Healthy communication and the ability to address conflicts constructively are vital components of a successful partnership. Assess whether both you and your ex are willing to improve in these areas and whether progress can be made.
• Self-worth and self-care: Consider your own self-worth and the impact getting back with your ex might have on your self-esteem. Ask yourself if the relationship was genuinely healthy and supportive, or if you are considering it due to fear of being alone or a lack of other options. Prioritize self-care and ensure that the decision aligns with your long-term well-being.

Ultimately, the decision to get back with someone after they have broken your heart requires careful consideration. It can be helpful to seek guidance from a licensed therapist or counselor who can provide objective insights and support you in making a decision that is in your best interest. Remember that healing and personal growth should be at the forefront of your journey, regardless of the path you choose.

When is it time to get back out there?

Deciding when to "get back out there" after experiencing heartbreak is a deeply personal decision that varies for each individual. It's important to prioritize your own healing and allow yourself sufficient time and space to process your emotions before considering new romantic connections. 

Take the time to reflect on your emotional stability and overall well-being. Are you feeling more grounded and secure in yourself? Have you engaged in self-reflection and personal growth, learning from the past relationship? It's crucial to reach a level of closure and acceptance regarding the previous relationship, allowing you to move forward without unresolved baggage or bitterness. 

Assess your support network and ensure you have people who can provide guidance and emotional support as you navigate new relationships. Ultimately, trust your own motivation and readiness, making sure that you genuinely feel interested and prepared to meet new people. Remember, there is no fixed timeline, so honor your own journey and take small steps at your own pace as you gradually re-enter the dating scene.

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30 Shattered Heart Poems: “Mending the Pieces

In the depths of heartache and loss, the emotions experienced are often indescribable, leaving the heart shattered into pieces. In times of grief, many turn to poetry as a cathartic outlet to express the pain and sorrow that words alone cannot convey.

“Shattered Heart Poems” delve into the raw and tender aspects of love and loss, offering a poignant exploration of the human experience. Through eloquent verses and haunting imagery, these poems touch upon themes of heartbreak, longing, and resilience.

Each word is a fragment of the poet’s soul, piecing together the intricate tapestry of emotions that come with the shattered heart. Within these verses, readers may find solace and a sense of shared understanding, knowing that they are not alone in their pain.

“Shattered Heart Poems” hold a profound power to heal, mend, and remind us that even in the midst of brokenness, there is strength in vulnerability and beauty in embracing our shattered hearts. As we immerse ourselves in this collection, we embark on a journey of emotional catharsis, where the essence of human resilience and the transformative power of poetry intertwine.

Shattered Heart Poems

Shattered dreams.

In the wake of love’s demise, My shattered heart, it agonizes, Like glass that breaks upon the floor, My soul feels scattered evermore. Once a love so strong and bright, Now fragmented, lost in the night, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The pieces of my heart, they weep, In shattered dreams, love’s secrets keep.

Broken Promises

Shattered heart, a shattered vow, Once united, we are separate now, In the ruins of love, I stand alone, Lost in memories, love’s cornerstone. Fragments of our time together, Moments lost, gone forever, A love that faltered, a dream now past, Shattered heart, how long will this last? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Healing Wounds

Shattered heart, so bruised and sore, A journey lies ahead to restore, In time’s embrace, the pain may mend, As I search for love to apprehend. Though cracks remain, I will arise, In strength, I’ll seek love’s new sunrise, With every beat, my heart will strive, To mend the wounds and stay alive.

A Fading Echo

Shattered heart, an echo faint, A love once strong, now feels so quaint, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The whispers of your love still haunt, In shattered dreams, my heart daunt. Time may heal, or so they say, But now, the pain won’t go away, In echoes of love, I find my tears, Shattered heart, lost in my fears.

Ruptured Bonds

Shattered heart, a bond now torn, Once so close, now worlds are worn, The threads of love, they came undone, In shattered dreams, our love is none. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pieces scattered, dreams betrayed, In the aftermath, love’s price is paid, A love once fierce, now lies in waste, Shattered heart, a bitter taste.

A Heart Unbound

Shattered heart, seeking to unchain, From the past’s grasp, to heal the pain, In redemption’s glow, I’ll find my way, To mend my heart, and start anew today. Though broken, I won’t lose sight, Of love’s potential, shining bright, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With courage born from shattered art, A heart unbound, ready to restart.

A Phoenix Rises

Shattered heart, a phoenix flies, From ashes born, it reaches the skies, In resilience’s dance, I’ll find my grace, To mend the pieces, love’s sweet embrace. Though scarred, I’ll rise above the fray, In shattered dreams, I’ll find my way, With strength and hope, I’ll mend the pain, A shattered heart, reborn again. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

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Shattered Heart Poems For Kids

Even young hearts can experience the pain of loss or disappointment, and “Shattered Heart Poems for Kids” tenderly addresses their emotions with age-appropriate verses. Through simple language and relatable imagery, these poems offer comfort and understanding, acknowledging their feelings of sadness and vulnerability.

By allowing kids to express their emotions through poetry, this collection becomes a gentle tool for healing and resilience, reminding them that it’s okay to feel broken sometimes and that their hearts can mend with time.

Let Your Heart Be Strong

In a world where feelings roam, Sometimes hearts feel all alone, But know that you’re not on your own, Your heart will heal, it will be shown. Though it may seem like it’s all apart, With love and time, it will restart, You’ll find the strength deep in your heart, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); To mend the pieces, a brand-new start.

Friends Can Mend

When your heart feels like it’s shattered, And happiness seems scattered, Remember, friends can make you feel flattered, They’ll mend your heart, and that’s what matters. With laughter and smiles, they’ll bring joy, And mend your heart, like a magical ploy, Together, you’ll find new dreams to employ, With friends by your side, your heart will buoy.

Hope Will Lead the Way

In times when hearts feel torn, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And dreams feel forlorn, Remember, hope is never gone, It’s a light that will always dawn. Hope will mend what seems so shattered, With strength and courage, nothing’s scattered, It keeps you going, it keeps you flattered, With hope in your heart, dreams will be gathered.

Love Will Heal

When sadness makes your heart feel blue, And you don’t know what to do, Know that love will see you through, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It’ll mend your heart, that’s true. With hugs and cuddles, love’s embrace, It’ll mend your heart at its own pace, In love’s magic, you’ll find solace, Your heart will heal, and joy will replace.

Sing Your Heart’s Song

Your heart’s a song, a melody, Sometimes it’s happy, sometimes it’s not so free, But like a bird, it’ll find its glee, In every note, love’s harmony. When it feels like it’s broken and lost, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Remember, you’re not alone in this cost, With time and love, no pain will be tossed, Your heart’s a song, it’ll sing with joy, embossed.

Short Shattered Heart Poems

In the brevity of these verses, the depth of heartache unfolds, capturing the essence of shattered emotions with profound simplicity. Each line carries the weight of pain and longing, yet offers a glimpse of hope and healing.

These short shattered heart poems are like fragments of a broken mirror, reflecting the raw vulnerability of human experience and the resilience that emerges from picking up the pieces. Within their concise beauty lies the power to evoke empathy and understanding, resonating with hearts that have also known the ache of shattered dreams and lost love.

Shattered and Frayed

Heart once whole, now torn apart, In shattered pieces, a wounded heart, With every crack, the pain displayed, In fragments lost, emotions delayed. Amidst the ruins, a glimmer of hope, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In time, I’ll find a way to cope, To mend the pieces, find a new start, From brokenness, I’ll rebuild my heart.

A Love Now Gone

In echoes of love, I hear your name, But now, we’re just not the same, A love once strong, now broken apart, In shattered dreams, you took my heart. The memories haunt, they won’t let go, In sorrow’s grip, my tears may flow, Yet, in time, I’ll rise above, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And find the strength to mend and love.

Love’s Farewell

Love’s tender touch, now torn away, In shattered dreams, my heart must stay, The ache I feel, I can’t deny, A love now lost, it makes me cry. Yet, with each day, I’ll strive to heal, In time, I’ll find a love that’s real, Though broken now, I won’t depart, From shattered pieces, I’ll rebuild my heart.

Love’s Remnants

Once so close, now far apart, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In shattered dreams, love’s remnants start, The memories linger, bittersweet, A love once whole, now incomplete. In time, I’ll find a way to cope, To heal the wounds, find rays of hope, From shattered pieces, strength will rise, Love’s distant memory, I’ll revise.

Love’s Unraveling

Our love was like a tapestry, Now torn and frayed, no longer free, In shattered dreams, we went astray, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The threads unraveled, come what may. Though the pain may pierce my soul, I’ll find the strength to make me whole, From shattered pieces, a new start, A healing journey, of love and heart.

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Shattered Heart Poems For Elders

Life’s journey may lead to moments of profound loss and heartbreak for our elders, and “Shattered Heart Poems for Elders” tenderly addresses their emotions with empathy and wisdom. Through poignant verses, these poems acknowledge the weight of their experiences and the strength that comes with weathering storms.

With gentle words, they offer solace, understanding, and a reminder that their hearts, though fractured, have the capacity to heal and find hope once more. This collection becomes a comforting companion, validating the complex emotions that accompany life’s trials and touching the hearts of elders with compassion and understanding.

A Heart’s Wisdom

Shattered heart, a tale of time, A life of love, so vast, sublime, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In memories held, both joy and pain, A heart’s wisdom, it will sustain. Through trials faced and moments grand, Love’s lessons learned, like grains of sand, In the twilight of life, a heart’s respite, Shattered heart, memories so bright.

Weathered Hearts

Shattered hearts, weathered and wise, Through life’s storms, they’ve learned to rise, In the depths of pain, resilience found, A heart’s strength, forever bound. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With each beat, a story told, Of love’s triumphs and dreams unfold, In the twilight years, the pieces mend, Shattered hearts, to love, they’ll still tend.

Remembering the Past

In shattered hearts, love’s echoes ring, A melody of memories they bring, In the autumn of life, they find solace, In love’s embrace, a cherished chalice. Through joys and sorrows, they endure, A love so timeless, forever pure, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In each echo, a life well-spent, Shattered hearts, love’s testament.

A Heart’s Journey

Shattered hearts, a journey long, Through the years, they’ve stayed strong, In the tapestry of life, threads intertwine, A heart’s resilience, so divine. Through heartbreak’s touch and joy’s embrace, In love’s presence, they find their place, In the twilight years, love still imparts, Shattered hearts, resilient hearts. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

A Lifetime of Love

In shattered hearts, a lifetime told, Of love’s warmth and dreams unfold, In the canvas of memories, they find grace, A heart’s love, a sacred space. Through the ebb and flow of years, In love’s embrace, they faced their fears, In the twilight of life, love will never depart, Shattered hearts, memories to impart.

A Heart’s Gift

In shattered hearts, love’s legacy, A gift to share, for all to see, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In each wrinkle, a story lies, A heart’s journey, love’s true prize. Through laughter’s joy and sorrow’s tear, In love’s embrace, they persevere, In the twilight years, love’s light imparts, Shattered hearts, love’s living art.

A Heart’s Serenity

In shattered hearts, a peace they find, In love’s embrace, the soul’s unwind, In the twilight of life, they rest, A heart’s love, forever blessed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Through the echoes of love and lessons learned, In the tapestry of life, hearts have churned, In the final act, love imparts, Shattered hearts, a journey of hearts.

Best Shattered Heart Poems

In the realm of heartache and vulnerability, these poems stand out as the most poignant and evocative expressions of shattered emotions. Crafted with profound insight and powerful imagery, they delve into the depths of grief, loss, and resilience. Each verse is a masterpiece that captures the essence of human pain and the indomitable spirit that emerges from brokenness.

These best shattered heart poems offer a cathartic experience, resonating with readers who have endured the storm of heartbreak, reminding us that even in our shattered state, there lies beauty, healing, and the strength to rebuild.

Strength from Within

In shattered pieces, a heart stands strong, Through trials endured, it will prolong, Though broken and bruised, it finds the might, To heal and mend, to reclaim its light. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Through tears and pain, it learns to rise, In shattered pieces, a spirit defies, With every beat, it finds its way, To mend the wounds, and love’s display.

Love’s Tapestry

In shattered fragments, love’s tale is weaved, A tapestry of moments, both loved and grieved, Though broken, the pieces still hold, The memories cherished, the stories untold. In every shard, a chapter lies, Of laughter shared and tearful cries, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In love’s mosaic, the heart remains, A shattered beauty that love sustains.

Echoes of Love

In shattered melodies, a heart’s refrain, The echoes of love, the joy, the pain, Through discord and harmony, it finds its voice, In the symphony of love, it makes its choice. Though fractured now, it still finds rhyme, In shattered notes, it sings through time, With every verse, it seeks to mend, A heart’s song, a love to transcend. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

A Heart’s Redemption

In shattered love, a phoenix rise, From ashes born, to claim the skies, With newfound strength and wings spread wide, A heart’s resurrection, love’s fiery stride. Through love’s rebirth, it finds its grace, In shattered dreams, a new embrace, With every beat, a love’s reborn, A heart’s redemption, love’s sweet adorn.

A Heart’s Renewal

In shattered pieces, a heart reframed, With love and care, it’s reacclaimed, (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); From brokenness, it will renew, To find a love that’s pure and true. Though scars remain, it learns to mend, In shattered pieces, it’ll transcend, With every stitch, a love rebuilt, A heart’s renewal, love’s truth instilled.

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Beyond the Broken Heart

A journey through grief.

Beyond the Broken Heart – A Journey Through Grief  is a dual-purpose resource. It is well-suited for  anyone  who has lost a loved one to death – a family member, child, friend, or spouse - who prefers to grieve alone or is unable to participate in a group. It is also the Participant Book for the grief group program. Each chapter includes:

• Personal reflections from the author’s own journey through grief
• Topics that offer spiritual and practical help for navigating the emotions, experiences, and challenges of grief
• Scriptures and biblical references that support the themes and topics of each chapter
• Questions for personal reflection

“Guides the brokenhearted on an honest journey toward acceptance and hope.”

– Stephen Bauman, Senior Minister, Christ Church United Methodist Church, New York City