Slices of Life

By: Jill Pertler

Life is hard.

There are losses and endings of many kinds: Losses we are born with. Losses we learn to live with. Losses we hide. Losses that scar us. Losses we die with.

There is loss of love. Loss of health. Loss of lifestyle. Loss of life. The end of a career. The end of a marriage. The end of a friendship.

We all (ALL!) go through hard times. We all experience hard things during our journey on this earth.

Death, taxes and hard times. We all have at least three things in common.

I’ve asked myself the obvious question over and over: Why does it have to be this way, loss being...