Widow Me This

For the last year, I have been using my hour lunch break to go walk on the beach. At first, it was an opportunity for me to take a breath and process all of the ins and outs of my new job. Let me tell you, changing your entire career path is some scary shit. I absolutely love what I do, and not once have I ever questioned my decision, but jumping into something new is TOUGH. My office is just a hop, skip and a jump away from the beach (I know, right? Pretty rad) so what started out as an escape for me, turned into my refuge. Every…

Sometimes shit just fucking sucks. Sometimes there is no silver lining or a lesson to be learned. Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes shitty shit just fucking happens. Trying to normalize loss and pain is ridiculous to me. There is no justification in this entire world that will convince me that a parent burying their child ‘happened for a reason,’ or children watching their father die, ‘happened for a reason.’ I really wish people that have never experienced this kind of heart ripping loss could understand that those bullshit platitudes do not help. Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes shitty shit just fucking happens. Sometimes shit just fucking…