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Sonia West's avatar

I woke up this morning thinking about Mila, and shared her story with a friend before I even read this. I was also thinking the other day how it has been a year and a half since my mother died and people don’t seem to consider it a relevant force in my day to day life anymore, its a detail, a grief that hurts only when I think about it. Whereas it’s absolutely every minute of every day right now. Not just missing her as a human, but how everything seems to cave in on the hole she left behind. But no one notices as I seem fine, I work, I do things, I take care of my boys. I understand that your grief for Mila is always there, in the same way your love for her is always there. That does not mean acute misery at all times, but its unfathomable to think of grief as being gone when someone was loved that much.

The story of the mother here is really inspiring to me, its a “chin up” story and I need to hear those right now. Grit, resilience and finding another way.

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Nourishing Circles Farmstead's avatar

It's a tad surreal to recognize the tenacity, courage, faith and love you speak of are me. I'm humbled and filled with a type of energy that doesn't quite have words....its sort of a filling up. My mindset has been deep held up by your words, your replies, your community. I'm made of all of you. May your time with beloveds be rich and plentiful. So many hugs from our new pasture and place we call home!

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