if my dad would be okay with the next steps I’ve made in my life. I wonder about the words he has used to describe me in the past, the moments I’ve made him proud. I keep him in mind every single day, as I continue learning about this world that is changing faster with […]
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Before the curtain to reality gets pulled back, I feel a moment where everything is good. My worries for the day and my future have not yet sunk in. A world in which I will get to hug my father, speak to my grandparents, lingering onto their every word. Just Let Me Sleep Every morning, […]
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Grief never disappears. It’s a process made up of coping with your loss, while fully remaking a life you’ve worked to build up over the years. There is so much courage in rebuilding yourself, and I never want you to feel like you are a weaker person for hurting and being confused about what to […]
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At 6:43 a.m. on November 27, 2019. ‘Your dad is gone.’ At that moment, I didn’t break down and cry. I didn’t have a panic attack, no sobbing, not even an ounce of surprise. Originally posted on Love What Matters : I was recently approached by Emily to share my own journey through grief on […]
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Congratulate yourself! Sometimes you’re right where you’re supposed to be. Happy New Year to all of my readers! I hope you continue to fight through the nonsense 2020 left behind (or dragged unwillingly into 2021) and continue calming the chaos in your life. Every time I was asked about my 2021 resolutions, I realized that […]
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It has now been over a year since we have put my father to rest. What a year it has been. In every single aspect, as a family, our lives have changed. It takes time to get used to that change. It takes hardships to understand the beauty in life around us even during times […]
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“Even though death has torn us apart, your love lives forever inside of my heart” – C.A. Martine 365 days. How? Waking up this morning, my daily routine has pretty much stayed the same. Except that he’s not here. I can’t wrap my brain around the fact that one whole year has passed since we […]
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I’ve been mustering up the courage to write this post. I didn’t even know where to begin. I have not been myself. I have been in a state of limbo. I’ve known for a while, but I pushed it aside. Until I crashed. A tidal wave of emotions hit me two days ago as I […]
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In honour of my recent 26th birthday, I’ve compiled a list of the lessons I learned the hard way throughout the years. Most of them are common knowledge, or cliché but I personally will be printing this list out and keeping it in my workspace as a daily reminder of how far I’ve actually come. […]
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Surrender to the events that you can’t control. Traumatic and depressing things have happened in the last year of your life. Could you have done anything differently for a better outcome? No. Did you make the most of every opportunity – every gifted minute that took place before losing a piece of your heart? Yes. […]
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