Always On My Mind

by Beth Moran

That however bad things are, how woeful the diagnosis, there is hope that one day, we can get through it. We might never recover completely, but we can be happy, and whole enough, and life can be wonderful again.’

‘Just make sure you don’t settle for less than you deserve. Which, if I haven’t said it enough, is someone so in love with you he can’t stop marvelling at how blessed he is to have you, and treats you accordingly.’

‘Looking back with what ifs and if onlys: those kind of regrets will only hurt you. They can’t change anything for the better. Trust me, I learnt that the hard way.’

I watched a couple of butterflies dancing past and thought about how someone could be in your life for a relatively short time, yet their impact be so profound that it echoed for years afterwards.