How The Chapter Concludes

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Here it is:

My beautiful mama helped me through that challenging time.

I used the word depressed, but here's what I've grown to understand: words chosen when the heart is heavy can sometimes be like a picture taken too close to its subject. Zooming in doesn't capture the full picture. Sometimes one has to take a step back, refocus to get a clearer view of the entire picture. That's what brings clarity to what was actually in view.

I wrote what I thought was the appropriate way to describe it. I was fresh in grief over Mama, trying to also tell the story of grief over my aunt. My heart was heavy over my aunt, yes, and I was grieving. It didn't get as far as depression.

But my heart was indeed heavy. And I was hurting.

But it got better, and I carry it as a lesson.

Keep Your Light!