Loss

("Diana the Huntress", Master of the Fountainbleau School, 1550)

Loss. Sometimes there is only one way to go. You can lose much: a parent, a child, a significant other. You can lose a job, your house, money, friends. You can lose your health, and you can lose your confidence, too. You can lose yourself and a sense of purpose. Any of those can be a terrible thing.

But sometimes it all piles up and you can feel it. You know that at any moment, you are going to lose it all. You know the cards are dealt and there is nothing you can do or not do. You know it is about to happen. You think, "I've had my time. What did I do?"

You can lose your relevance, your significance, your opportunities.

You can lose things you never knew you possessed.

It is what we have. Count on it.