changes

our family, immediate and extended,

has suffered many losses over the past year and a half.

they say that bad things come in threes. (in our case, sevens)

they say that life is a journey.

they say that change is a constant.

they say that things happen for a reason.

they say that the only way to be able to feel great happiness is to know great sadness.

they say that bitter can become sweet over time.

they say that time heals.

they are right.

if we pay attention we realize that for every loss, there is some kind of gain. if we look hard enough, and beyond ourselves, they are there.