My therapist explained to me that when someone dies, we have 4 Tasks that we have to work through.

1. Accept the loss

2. Acknowledge the pain

3. Adjust to a new environment and reinvest in the reality of a new life

4. Find an enduring connection to the deceased in the midst of embarking on a new life

As I think about where I am on this list, because I do love myself a good checklist…I am on the final task.

I think of things that didn’t work out the way I wanted, a couple months before Eddie died. Now I think of how lucky I am that they didn’t because I couldn’t have dealt with them right now. It wasn’t the right time for them before.

Nothing in our lives happens by chance…there is a reason for it all, even when we can’t see it at the moment.

He’ll always be a part of my life. I trust that somehow he’s protecting me and will always help me to see what I’m supposed to, as I keep moving forward.