remind ourselves that grief may feel longer and more poignant than happiness but it still has an ending. - Nikita Gill

To my children, I will say, ‘Fill your skin with kindness and find solace in your solitude. It takes bravery to be kind. But to be brave you will need to know how to stand for something even if you are completely alone.

Burn every memory that does not help you grow. Destruction, too, can be necessary.

As leaves cover the forest floor in a carpet of vibrant rusts, orange and gold, autumn proves that sometimes death too can be a beautiful thing.