A friend just passed and I’m feeling incredibly insignificant and sad. We can all be so wrapped up in the day-to-day of consulting and forget to be in the present. Hold on to sweet precious life.....

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“To say that it was unfair that Suzanne got sick and died at twenty-six seems too simple a thing. But it was a fact, as cold and ugly as they come. What I was thinking as I finally left her body in that hospital room was this: she’s gone and I am still here. Outside in the hallway there were people wandering in hospital gowns who were far older and sicker looking than Suzanne, and they were still here. I would take a packed flight back to Chicago, drive along a busy highway, ride an elevator up to my office. I’d see all these people looking happy in their cars, walking the sidewalk in their summer clothes, sitting idly in cafés, and working at their desks, all of them oblivious to what happened to Suzanne—apparently unaware that they, too, could die at any moment. It felt perverse, how the world just carried on. How everyone was still here, except for my Suzanne.” - quote from Becoming by Michelle Obama. When I read it it rang so true to me as someone who lost a loved one far too young. There are no words except that time does heal the wound, and you learn to live with the emotional scar and it makes you stronger.

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Thank you EY2 for sharing this passage, it rings so true at this moment. A few weeks ago we were just laughing about silly things to pack for on my friend’s first international solo trip. And the next thing I know is she had a medical emergency as the plane touched down....such an unfair way of going....

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Sorry for your loss. Thank you for the reminder to be more present. It’s so easy to forget

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And future proof our family

I’m sorry for your loss, but grateful for this reminder. Thoughts and prayers to you

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Sorry to hear that. Time to financially secure your family. Take Life insurance and cover all

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Very true. An ugly side of reality, but something we all have to plan for and have open conversations with our loved ones.

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My condolences

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Definitely a time for pause and reflection. Sorry for your loss

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Big hugs, OP. I hope you can take time to sit with the pain you feel. It is real, it is valid. Although grief can feel overwhelming and everlasting, I promise it will pass in time. For now, be gentle with yourself.

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Thankful to be alive. Sorry for your loss. Hang in there and savor the little things in life

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I'm so sorry for your loss

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