Many people talk about surviving loss. I'd like to think I'm thriving loss.

A woman reflects on the changes that happened in the five years since the lost of her husband. Looking back she had no idea how her life was about to change and all she had to do was let go and leap.

A mother teaches her daughter how to make the decision to put her dog to sleep. The daughter then shows the mother how to honor the death of a dog and create a sacred space.

If you still have a parent who is alive, I encourage you to read this article and take what I'm writing to heart. I'm at a point where I have already lost my father and my mother, due to dementia, is pretty much gone. So, I wish I had read (and heeded) an article like this several years ago before it was too late.