We are the remembers

Death is inevitable. It’s the one certainty we all face, yet it never gets easier to understand or accept when it touches our lives. Each of us grieves in our own way. There’s no magic pill to make it vanish, no “right” way to move through it, and no stopwatch that tells us when it should be over.

The truth is, grief doesn’t have a time limit. As the days, months, and years pass, life continues. The world spins on. People laugh, smile, and carry on as if nothing has changed. And in those moments, we often ask ourselves:

How is everyone else so happy? Why does life feel so normal for them, when mine has turned upside down?

The answer is simple, but not easy—we are each living in our own rhythm of grief. For some, the pain softens quickly; for others, it lingers like a shadow. Neither is wrong.

When we lose someone we love—whether a parent, child, partner, friend, or even a beloved pet—we lose a piece of ourselves too. The absence carves out a space in our hearts that nothing else can fill. But love doesn’t end when a life does.

We keep our loved ones alive in the way we remember them, in the stories we share, in the quiet moments when we speak their name. By talking about them—by honoring who they were—we pass their memory on through generations.

So if you’re grieving, know this: you don’t need to rush. You don’t need to “get over it.” Grief isn’t a chapter you close; it’s a thread you learn to weave into your life. And as you do, you may find that you carry both the ache of loss and the gift of love within you, side by side.

We are the “Remembers”. The keepers of our loved one’s memory. When we share their stories, names and existence, we are keeping them alive and passing who they are to those that listen to our stories.

With Love,

Michelle