Inevitably, we will all go through awful things in our lives, no one escapes. From the death of someone we can’t imagine being without, divorce, betrayal, job/home loss, illness, assault.
We cannot control most of what happens to us however we can control how we choose to react and handle it. That doesn’t mean we can’t be sad, angry, irrational for brief moments. But we compose ourselves, look at the things we are grateful for in life and keep moving.
I wish Alice would take note. If only for her children’s sake.