I realized something about grief yesterday.

I think this is the first year that I don’t feel swallowed up by sadness on the anniversary of Danny’s death.
I was thinking yesterday that I’ve been trying to put the broken pieces back together to recreate the old picture of what Dan and I had. So this year I’m figuratively taking the broken pieces and making a new picture that represents us and I don’t feel lost in the sadness.

Then the more I think about this I realize it’s not just about grief but is about all healing. Taking the broken pieces of me and creating healthy and happy me where broken used to be.

I bought a beautiful piece of art today because it’s something beautiful made out of broken glass pieces. It will be my inspiration to keep making something new and beautiful out of the broken pieces in life.