“It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible.”
– C. S. Lewis –

Please note: Generally I spend days or weeks writing a post; carefully considering the tone, structure, and language. This post does not have that kind of curation. It is more raw and honest. I may return later to tidy it up, and add photos, but it was important for me to share more straightforward thoughts this time. 

Dedicated with love to my Grandpa Theodore “Ted” Adamyk: Aug 16, 1925 – Feb 21, 2026

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Grief is a tricky thing. Culturally it is something that we don’t know quite how to handle. This has not always been the case; for most of recorded human history there have been complex and nuanced rituals around times of grieving. Our forebears seemed to understand something that our modern world has largely forgotten: grief matters, takes time to process, and should be honored. In the present, grief feels like more of an inconvenience for the griever and those around them. “Try and carry on as normally as possible” is often the message, even if unspoken.

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