TOUCHEDTOTHEHEART
ThePowerofaSimplePhrase
Sometimesthesimplestphrasescanbethemostpowerful.Onesuchphrasethathashadaprofoundimpactonmylifecamefrommygrandmother.Shewouldalwayssay,“Thistooshallpass.”Atthetime,Ididn’tfullyunderstandthedepthofthesewordsandhowmuchcomforttheycouldbring.ButasIgrewolderandfaceddifficultchallenges,Ifoundsolaceinherwisdom.Nomatterhowtoughthingsseemed,Iknewthateventually,theywouldpass.Itwasasimplephrase,butonethatbroughtmegreathopeandcomfort.
TheWordsthatChangedEverything
Therehavebeentimesinmylifewhenasinglesentencehaschangedeverything.ThemostmemorableinstanceofthiswaswhenIwasgoingthroughadifficultperiodofdepression.Ihadbeenintherapyformonths,butitseemedlikenothingwashelping.Oneday,mytherapistsaidsomethingthatmadeeverythingclick.Shesaid,“Youdon’thavetobeperfect,youjusthavetobehuman.”Thesewordsmayseemsimple,buttometheywerelife-changing.Forthefirsttime,Irealizedthatitwasokaytomakemistakesandthatimperfectionwasapartofbeinghuman.Itwasaturningpointinmyjourneytowardshealing.
LoveinaTimeofLoss
Itwasadifficulttimewhenmygrandfatherpassedaway.Thefamilywasalltogether,buttherewasasenseofsadnessthathungoverus.Inthistimeofloss,mygrandmothersaidsomethingthattouchedallofourhearts.Shesaid,“Hemaybegone,buthewillneverbeforgotten.”Itwasasimplebutpowerfulsentimentthatremindedusthateventhoughourlovedonewasgone,hismemorywouldliveonforever.Inthatmoment,wewereallcomfortedbythelovethatwesharedforhimandtheknowledgethathisspiritwouldalwaysbewithus.