Have you ever had a really good day turn into a really, really bad day in an instant? I’m not talking about Alexander his Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. We all have those. Not fun, but they pass, and sometimes with cake involved.

I’m thinking about the pain of those we love. Those who mean the world to us, who take care of us from birth to death, from first glance to last, those who explain how the world works and tell you daily how much you mean to them, those who cherish your every glance, every grin, every messy floor, even when you’re sulky.

Sulky is hard, and harder some days than others. But the hardest is loss.

We all have to deal with it from time to time, but it never gets easier, does it? The only thing that makes us feel better is memory, and memory can fill your soul again and again and again.

So fill me up, Buttercup. We need to spread some extra love today.

Somebody needs us.

What else are we here for?

Photo by Pam Goode