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• We accept fully that grief is part of our story now.

• We recognize that no one else can fully know the shape or depth of our unique journey.

• In our trigger moments, we process complex emotions without judgment.

• We recognize that our emotional 'tsunamis' serve to cleanse our hearts and guide us forward toward lighter moments.

• We honor the ebb and flow of energy this brings, finding safe harbors to rest when needed.

• Patience and compassion for ourselves must become our constant practice.

• Rituals sustain us. We keep our children alive within our hearts through meaningful symbols and actions.

• We share these touchpoints with others when we can, though we must guard them as private and sacred.

• It is understood that platitudes and simplistic comforts will rankle us, and we are quick to understand and forgive.

• We seek to guide and transform advisors into compassionate listeners, knowing they aim to empathize. They care.

• We recognize that integrating the grief journey into our lives is the work of a lifetime.

• We mosaic our broken pieces gradually into a new whole. Purpose will re-emerge, though in a different shape than before.

• We do this as a community, bonded by the deepest ties and understanding of those who walk beside us on the grief journey.

• We courageously endure this process together, and honor our children, guided by their beautiful light which lives within us and works through us.