08/01/2026
This August,
I will not rush
my healing.
I will not apologize
for the days
my heart feels heavy.
I will allow myself
to remember,
to cry,
to smile,
and to miss them—
all in the same day.
I will carry
their love with me,
not as a burden,
but as a part of who I am.
I will choose
to keep living,
even while grieving.
And when this month
feels too heavy to hold,
I will remind myself:
I have survived
every hard day before this one.
I will survive this one, too.
One breath.
One moment.
One day at a time.