The Coordinates of Loss

by Amanda Prowse

Funny, isn’t it, how we think our opinions, our expressions of distaste or approval, are so important? Until something truly big happens in your life and you look back at everything that has gone before and see it for what it is: insignificant.

Kind words or a compliment can heal, just like mean words can cut.

‘I think you have to be happy in the now; that’s all we’ve got, really.