March: On Death

March 15

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Notes on Grief.

Since the beginning of humans, we've found ways by which to remember those we have lost. We hold on to items they may have loved in life. We leave their rooms the way they were when they said their last goodbye. We get tattoos of something that reminds us of them.

Once they die, they don't have to leave you. They can stay with you, help you, and inspire you. And if you want to put a little ink in your skin to remember them by, then by all means, go ahead and do it.

• Reflection title: What’s the Dove Mean?
• Creative inspiration: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief.
• Reflection Question: What is it that I use to remember those I lost? Or have I been too afraid to remember?