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About a year and a half ago, my world was turned upside down when my boyfriend of over five years passed away unexpectedly.

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The death of someone who you hold very close to your heart is one of the harshest ways a human being will ever experience loss. There is no time and no one to tell you how long you are supposed to grieve.

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What I’ve learned is that you can be actively grieving but still enjoy your life. You can be happy and laugh. You can succeed, move on.

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I knew it was you. You weren’t ready, or maybe you knew I wasn’t. 

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There is no quick fix to grief, and it’s something that no one can hide from forever.

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They say it gets easier as the days go on, but each holiday I miss you more and more.

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It’s okay to be sad, it’s okay to be angry, its okay to not want to get out of bed and it’s okay to feel nothing. 

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We became used to the puzzle being incomplete that some days, we forget there’s a missing piece.

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The first holidays without them is just about getting through it.

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One year, since you got tired. So tired of being tired, you decided that you didn’t want to wake up again.