Turning Grief Into Gratitude

Steve and I were so happy in this picture. We'd always wanted to go on a cruise. Our son  Rik and his fiance Michaela were soon to be married on a cruise ship  This was just one wonderful moment I recall so well but we had  hundreds.

Steve died some time ago now, we enjoyed our life together. We did everything we could in the time we had, we loved, laughed and achieved so much. Sadly, in what seemed like the blink of an eye Steve died. Nobody can take the good times away. I wonder  what he’d be thinking if he was alive now 

I often wonder what my mum would make out of life as it is now. I never really got to know her because we were young when she died. I have a few memories but recently the realisation that my daughter now is more than 10 years older than my mother was when she died  absolutely blew my mind.

I currently have a wonderful life. I attribute this to my parents and husband who all instilled in me the importance of being confident  in my abilities and self-sufficient. They will never be forgotten.                 Turning grief into gratitude keeps my wheels turning .