With us all along

This was on the Healing Hugs Facebook page.

When we lose someone we love,
we discover that time does not heal everything.
After a while, the ache in our heart begins
to ease a bit, and we laugh again,
life goes on. And many times we reconnect
with those still physically with us in much
deeper more beautiful ways.
And eventually the good memories
outnumber the sad thoughts and
we begin to sense that what we thought was lost,
has actually been with us all along.
We can't explain it, touch it or prove it-
but there are moments we catch ourselves
smiling because we know it's true.

-Paul S. Boynton, Begin With Yes