From the Embers

by Aly Martinez

Having company in hell didn’t change the fact that you were still actually in hell

Give yourself a little grace. You’re allowed to have bad days. You’re allowed to be overwhelmed. You don’t have to keep it together twenty-four-seven

There was no motivator in the world greater than having someone who truly believed in you.

I’d once read in a book that there is no true timeline for grief. It was always one step forward, two weeks wallowing and cussing the universe back.