Wisdom

 I always knew my Dad was a wise man, but something he said during a very hard time in his life has stuck with me and helped me in many ways.   

After his wife, and best friend, Ev had a terrible stroke and was in the hospital receiving palliative care,  he told me "I have realized what has happened, I accept that I cannot do anything about it and now, I just need to get my mind right about it".  

54 days later when I was with Dad, in ICU, as his heart took its last beats, these words resonated with me.  Thankfully, those words helped me move past my anger and get to a better place in my own mind.

Today, several of my dearest friends are facing unimaginable grief and sorrow, and perhaps anger, in their lives.  I hope that they also can find a way to get to a place in their minds that is better.

Peace