Take nothing for granted

We have all suffered losses in our lives. Profound losses like the death of a parent,a child, a grandparent, a friend. Smaller losses like the end of a relationship, a job, a home. Loss changes us forever. We manage, we cope, we adjust, we survive. But we carry those scars forever. When I hear of someone else's loss I am sad. Sad for the pain I know they will feel, sad for how little there is to do to ease the pain, sad for my own sense of helplessness.

 Each day I'm grateful for what I have and what I have had in my life. But more so today.