I have spent countless hours thinking of what to do to keep going.  I quit teaching at school. Now, I have more free time to do other things, like creating this page, for example. I have been traveling a lot trying to find myself and also trying to spend more time with my family. 

I have also decided that I would not leave anything unsaid or undone. I know now that my life can be shortened at any minute. I have no control of the surprises that the future will bring me.

I guess I have become a bit more selfish. Nowadays, I do whatever I feel like doing. I no longer leave things for later.

I am still teaching and enjoying my private lessons. I just finished a Grief Recovery Program. It was not easy to find a Grief Counselor. There is a lack of this specialty. I also realized that there are no Spanish Grief Therapists, at least not in my area.  I could not find any grief groups either. All this is so bizarre, especially because of all the losses we experienced as a culture with Covid. 

Since I have a Psychology degree, I decided to get a new certification. I want to be able to share my story and all I learned about grief. I want to be able to help people during the experience of grief. 

People need to know that they don't have to do this alone. They don't need to cry alone. 

I feel that by me helping others, I will somehow turn this terrible experience into a positive outcome. My growth and my pain can be a blessing for someone.

I can write this new chapter of my life myself. I cannot control what happened or what the future will bring me. But I do know that I can control my actions and attitude towards life.

I can choose to be miserable for the rest of my life and make people around me miserable as well, or I can choose to keep going and try to share my experience with others. Well, I choose LIFE. That much I can do.