Grace

I have realized a couple of things: It's so easy to lean into anger and use that to drown out every other emotion, including pain. But what is the point? Few things in life have the ability to open your eyes to the reality of life as grief does. Loss changes things. It changes you. It changes your friendships; people you thought would hang beside you in anything turn dismissive, unable to hold their gaze on your pain. People you thought would have no capacity for stillness turn out to be consistent witnesses. You never know who will come through…