What Remains True

by Janis Thomas

But this is not a problem I can shelve, nor an issue I can slough off. This is not stress. This is grief. Overwhelming and insidious grief that refuses to be ignored or denied or temporarily tucked away.

Survival is the worst physical challenge there is.

In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.

happiness was not some elusive force that only showered down upon the deserving, but a choice we all make despite the fact that life is hard.