“Ah, Life”

This is a quote from MIL’s friend and spiritual leader, Padre, or Father Dan, as he’s otherwise known in our neck of the woods.

I find myself saying it to myself and offering it to others as a quasi condolence, an acknowledgement of the “thing” we are either individually or collectively experiencing. And tbh, it’s offered sometimes as an alternative to a blank stare and crickets when I connect with someone and what they’re sharing, what they are experiencing is so heavy.

And I like “Ah, Life” because it also lends itself as an homage to the grandness and splendor of life.