Some thoughts of mine to share with you....
 
Life is like a mirror. Reflecting an altered image when gazed upon  through the eyes of ones heart or ones mind.  A  matter of perception.  The view from which we choose to see our realities is one only we ourselves can decide. And if life is like that mirror, then we must except that it has its frailties and will incur fractures, leaving shards.  An unavoidable result of its mere existence. Does one recoil and fear the possibility of bodily harm? Or might we not be able to appreciate the beauty of each unique sliver. Note how it glistens and appreciate that it is part of something much greater. Not to be feared but to be seen as an intricate part and testimony to what life is all about. Pieces that when separated represent the trials and tribulation, the tears and the laughter, the moments of pride and the joy of loving. All treasures.
 
Removing anyone of those pieces would render it incomplete, create a void and diminish its worth.  One can not be without the other. Cherish the pieces, realize the value of them all. And always remember they are all part of a masterpiece.
 
My love and prayers go out to you all.  All my best. 

   Susan and the Angels that Purr