What happened to Violet was terrible, and I__ not saying fate happens without blame. But when fate turns out well, everyone should forget the bad road that got us here.
When a child dies, a parent loses a part of themselves,_ he said. __our whole world ceases to exist and you__e nothing but a shell of the person you once were. Your mom has dealt with it in her way, me in mine, and you in yours._ He lifted his hand off John__ gravestone and rose. __our mom hates the world, I avoid it, and you try to save it.
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When a child dies, a parent loses a part of themselves,_ he said. __our whole world ceases to exist and you__e nothing but a shell of the person you once were. Your mom has dealt with it in her way, me in mine, and you in yours._ He lifted his hand off John__ gravestone and rose. __our mom hates the world, I avoid it, and you try to save it.
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Let today be the day you learn the grace of letting go and the power of moving on.
Sometimes, the most graceful way to handle something is to be decidedly ungraceful.
Don't stay in the harbour and miss the greatness of the sea. Just because everyone else is anchored, doesn't mean you have to be.
Letting go looks different for everyone, I think. Sometimes it's as simple as waking up one day and deciding not to let your past rule you. Other times it's a process; slow moving and painful, like trudging through a forest of thorny vines in hopes that you'll find freedom on the other side.