Not so long ago she lost a precious friend.

The trauma of grief shut her off.  And then a spark ignited change…

channelling her emotions into something priceless.

She turned grief to gratitude. Coverted loss to gain.

It moulded her into a better friend, a more intense lover,

an advocate of compassion,

a writer that surpassed her own expectations.

Look at her now. She has risen to a higher place,

accepting that grief is omnipresent,

integral to her life.

Above all she has learnt to be comfortable with it.

The transformation is so seductive.