Our first instinct is to want to feel better. People want us to feel better. But...grieving is good because it means you loved…. and to love means we live. July 4th my dad was at his home in the mountains. He was supervising the pig roast and sitting with his kindle by the fire pit, enjoying the company of multiple families joined together. July 20th my dad was in Asbury Park celebrating our daughter’s engagement. He was smiling and just taking it all in surrounded by family