Navigating the Nuance

Like most things in life, today is a complicated day full of dark, light, and all of the nuanced gray…

The lightness comes from the constant presence of the incredible mother I have been so blessed to call mine—a woman who has instilled in me the importance of kindness, grace, empathy, forgiveness, and strength. I celebrate her today and all days.

The darkness comes from the sporadic reminders of loss and the aching absence of my own child—thoughts of how differently my life would look now had things gone another way and anxious uncertainty for the future. I grieve the child that never was and the child that may never be.

But again, as in life, I am learning that those things—the light and the dark…the good and the bad…the celebration and the grief—not only can coexist but MUST. I am also learning, gratefully yet unfortunately, that I am far from alone in this experience.

So those who are being celebrated today, I salute you.

To those who are struggling today, I see you.

And to those who are trying to navigate the nuance of the in between, I stand with you. 🤍