Something that’s been on my mind, heart, and body lately is how to open myself to new friendships while being terrified of losing them.

Ironically, a romantasy book helped me realize something huge - that every meaningful connection carries the possibility of an end, but it also carries the possibility of extraordinary love, joy, and belonging.

Love and loss live beside one another. And maybe there’s something beautiful in knowing that grief only exists because something once touched our hearts deeply enough to matter.