"Say It Ain't So!‪"‬ Aloysious Denard

When everything around you seems to be falling apart, it's often difficult to find any good. Positive atmospheres and environments can often help channel stress, disappointment, and discouraging moment. Always seek to find the good in all things, even when it's absolutely bad. You may have to walk through the ruins, but at the other end there's revival.

Grief is destined to touch everyone in life sooner or later. Whether it be the passing of a loved one, job loss, relationship ended, or marraige resulted in divorce, grief will find us all. There is a good grief that in time will heal all wounds if you allow the process to run it's course. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Everyone grieves differently. Focus on what's best for you.

There comes a time when all of your giving gives out. You're the strong one for everybody, but who is there for you when you need them to be. It's ok to digress sometimes and let the real you be seen and known. It's ok to acknowledge that sometimes instead of giving out, you need someone to give to you.

Family traditions, reunions, and gatherings have almost become a thing of the past. The history and legacy of our ancestors should be the one thing that not only strengthens us and brings us together, but also reminds us the values of reunion, connection, and love. When we no longer have the ones we love to call on or love on anymore, have no regrets about it, knowing that you loved on them as hard as you could while they were on this side. When all else fails, family should prevail.