Not everything broken can be repaired, and not every loss can be replaced. We go on, cleaning up the mess that loss leaves behind as best we can, but we also need time and space for mourning.
Our bodies have an amazing ability to heal, to renew what has been damaged. But often that ability depends on protection, from a bandage to a place of quiet and rest, in order to give healing a chance.
Our bodies have an amazing system of renewal, bringing oxygen into our lungs on the inhale, expelling what we don’t need on the exhale. In a time when so many face acute respiratory distress, every breath can be a source of gratitude.