Of all the holidays that could crush me, this was not the one I expected to succeed.

@kitt 💙 (I saw someone, maybe @vasta? post this as an empathy heart, I liked the idea a heap). Holidays of any sort can be wicked strange -- they grant/curse us with the space or frame of mind to be open to things that elsewise we wouldn't notice.

@kitt Sorry. It's a hard one for a lot of people. My wife, who lost her mother to cancer 11 years ago, still finds it hard.

I hope you feel better soon.

@kitt Wishing you peace where you can find it & resilience when you most need it.

@kitt Sending good thoughts your way 💙

@eli so true about holidays. thank you for your kind words! <3

@patrickrhone thank you for your kind words! hugs to your wife, I hope each year is at least a bit easier for her.

@schuth thank you for the kind words and wishes. <3

@smokey thank you! <3

@kitt 💙

@kitt 💙

@eli the 💙 had that meaning in slack at my previous workplace -- nice to see it catching on ☺️

@kitt @jw I'm glad to understand this blue heart a little better. I have used red hearts for practically everything, and wondered why people would use blue. (It's been 18 years since my mother passed away. The anniversary of her death and Mother's Day always get me down. 💙)

@macgenie well hey, as I said: it's really just an organic change I've made with some friends and co-workers, but I'm happy to see it spread around! I tend to use 💛 as the friend heart, too. That's from another of my peeps! ☺️

P.S. 💙