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Three years after one of the final days she spent with her mother in the family leather shop, Mandy reflects on how grief changed the way she sees the world. Bees, butterflies, lightning bugs, trees, birds, and flowers became more than parts of nature, they became reminders to slow down, notice, and find meaning in the ordinary. This episode is about loss, healing, and the quiet moment when surviving begins to give way to falling in love with life again.
By Amanda H Shook, M.Ed.Three years after one of the final days she spent with her mother in the family leather shop, Mandy reflects on how grief changed the way she sees the world. Bees, butterflies, lightning bugs, trees, birds, and flowers became more than parts of nature, they became reminders to slow down, notice, and find meaning in the ordinary. This episode is about loss, healing, and the quiet moment when surviving begins to give way to falling in love with life again.