When someone you love dies, it can feel like you’ve been swept into an ocean you don’t know how to navigate. The waves don’t ask if you’re ready. Some days they pull you under. Other days they carry you farther than you thought you could go. At first, all you want is to get back to the shore you knew. But grief doesn’t take us back. It teaches us how to float in waters we never imagined we’d have to enter. Not because we’re stronger. Not because we’re fearless. But because, somehow, we keep breathing. We keep loving. We keep moving, even when we don’t know where the current is taking us. Maybe healing isn’t about controlling the ocean. Maybe it’s about trusting that, one day, you won’t always feel like you’re drowning. ❤️‍🩹 If grief has ever made you feel like you’re lost at sea, I hope this reminds you that you’re not drifting alone. Comment LETTER and I’ll send you The Grief Letter—weekly reflections on love, loss, memory, and finding your way forward after someone y...