12/27/2025
In grief, it’s easy to feel like the pain is all that’s left of us — but we are so much more than what happened to us.
“The decision to live fully is about being present for life, no matter how hard life is at the moment. It’s about what you are made of, not what happens to you.”
In the early days of loss, we often identify ourselves only through the pain.
We think we’ve become the tragedy.
But that isn’t the whole truth.
We are still the husband, wife, parent, sibling, partner — the person who loved deeply and was loved in return.
We are the one who has experienced grief, and the one who will continue to carry it… but we are not defined by sorrow alone.
And at some point — not quickly, not easily — a moment arrives.
A quiet moment of choice.
Since we are still here, we must decide:
Will we continue living a life that honors them?
Will we step toward a future they would want for us?
Living fully isn’t forgetting the loss.
It’s remembering the love — and choosing to keep going because of it.
What helps you stay present when life feels too heavy to carry?