There are so many lessons to learn in life, it's impossible to master them all in one lifetime. But the more lessons we learn the more business we fi… - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

That’s really what grief has taught me. That I can survive. I used to be afraid that if I experienced grief it would overcome me and I wouldn’t be able to survive the flood of it, that if I actually felt it I wouldn’t be able to get back up. It’s taught me that I can feel it and it won’t swallow me whole. But we come from a culture where we think people have to be strong. I’m a big believer in being vulnerable, open to grief. That is strength. You can’t know joy unless you know profound sadness. They don’t exist without each other.

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.

However healthy you think you are, remember that vegetarians die too.