Today on Instagram, I saw a post written by a widower that I follow. It hit home so hard, I felt the tears well up. "We are all so damn hard on ourselves. Especially after a profound loss. You may not see it. But I do. Your bravery. Your survival. The ability to push forward. Somehow. Someway. Even during those moments in which you want to quit. People say they are broken as though they are ashamed. The broken are beautiful, I respond. The ability to be broken and to push forward, always attempting, in some form or another - to repair. That is courage. And your courage, is a beautiful thing." After I read it, I knew how I wanted to start this blog post that I've been gearing up in my head
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