I Read Death to Be Grateful

She lost him and taught me a lesson.

Mehak Adlakha
Word Garden

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I was reading Chelsea’s story of losing her father and it just flooded with so many feelings right when I finished reading it.

Life is a one-time journey, live it well. | Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Life can be difficult and unpredictable.

You never know when you will wake up to shocking news, whether happy or sad.

This reminded me that life is unexpected and full of rollercoasters for each of us.

What is a huge deal for me can be a great life for someone else. Some may crave the basic things I have, while I crave things some people don’t care much about.

That’s life — different for everyone but difficult in its own ways.

Life has phases as ups and downs. If one phase is super happy, another can make you tremble your legs. But in the end, all phases pass to welcome another.

Just like the moon, we go through phases. | Photo by Mark Tegethoff on Unsplash

This too shall pass.

What matters is to be happy, and happiness is something only you can control for yourself.

No one can make you unhappy if you don’t let them. You control how you react to situations and people. You choose to…

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Mehak Adlakha
Word Garden

26 | Owner of 'The Live. Love. Laugh. Pub' | Software Engineer @ Microsoft, India | Life Enthusiast and Tech Explorer | I promote positivity and knowledge.