Reflections on Grief
This month marks one year since my mom Maria died, and I feel like sharing.
It’s been one of the hardest years of my life, to be honest. It hasn’t been without its ups, of course (I’m engaged and making wedding plans!), but I’ve had more downs than I care to think about. Ups don’t counteract downs. They just kind of… coexist.
My grief is triggered by seemingly random things sometimes and it can be intense when it happens.
One example: last year at Sasquatch in late May, I was watching Florence & The Machine on the main stage. She …