“The weird, weird thing about devastating loss is that life actually goes on. When you’re faced with a tragedy, a loss so huge that you have no idea how you can live through it, somehow, the world keeps turning, the seconds keep ticking,” a quote by James Patterson Angel.
When my husband was in the hospital after a serious car accident, I found myself in the very depths of despair… As I walked through the park to the hospital, I wondered, “How could all of these people be enjoying life, laughing, enjoying one another’s company, while I was saddened and morose about my life being destroyed?” As I walked through the park witnessing this daily scene, I finally realized those people didn’t recognize my sadness. They didn’t realize I was in pain. They were only concerned with their own happiness, only what was affecting them at the moment… I had to learn to make my own happiness. I had to learn how to take each day minute by minute and build on each minute to put hope back in my life, to think positively about my situation and be the person I needed to be to support my husband, kids and family.