I miss my life, before grief walked in, and made itself at home.
Grief is something I wish would go away and forget how he found his way here. Who does he think he is, just showing up unexpected, taking control. I want him to go away, never to return.
Grief is so powerful, it causes so many emotions.
"I was beginning to find peace with myself again. I finally felt the ability to embrace the shift in direction, and see the broken shards of glass of my life for what they really were; beautiful prisms of light.
To those of us who have children, we have found those moments in life when we are full of pride. I have worked hard at being respectful of my children's privacy as I speak of my life, and my lessons along the way. But this is a story that I feel is timely and I feel it is important to share it with you.
Grief, it is a harrowing journey, a journey that changes people. But through it, we strengthen. Grief; we must not let it define who we are, but we must let it prepare us for who we will be" -Catherine Capra-Leaf.
A little more than a month ago, the deaths of 20 children and 6 school teachers/administrators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT shook our nation to its core. We collectively grieve for the families directly impacted and for the community of Newtown.
"I was beginning to find peace with myself again. I finally felt the ability to embrace the shift in direction, and see the broken shards of glass of my life for what they really were; beautiful prisms of light.
I will never be a girl who lives her life within the invisible boundaries of the world’s expectation of perfection. I will always tell a dirty joke, and leave my house in a heartbeat for any reason to avoid a basket of ironing. I will live with baggage of sadness and keep it close, because it was “my” journey.
Overcoming your obstacles. It may mean you must look through them, and see them for what's inside. Obstacles may not need to be overcome, just left alone, and walked around..
Catherine Capra-Leaf
Sometimes in life your world stops, but in reality, it really does go on.You just have to learn to look at it through a kaleidoscope, and find a different angle to see it's beauty
