Michelle Williams: Moving Forward
( Huntington Beach , photograph (C) Tiner /Epic Arts LLC) "Dear God, make me a bird. So I can fly far. Far far away from here." -Forest Gump The Movie Escape! Immediately after my brother passed away, I wanted to fly far far way. I wanted to escape the immediate pain of his memory and daily reminder of absence. For awhile, I did fly way. I ran , painted and continued going to college 3000 miles away from home ....all as a method to be a bird and fly away from the pain. ...far far away. Slowly, I learned that you cannot escape the pain of grief. ...Even with 6'5" wings ;). ...Eventually, your wings get tired and you cannot fly away forever. Overtime, I slowed down and allowed myself to grieve the loss of Mark . As painful as it was ...it made me more of a complete person and now the pain of his death is replaced by remembering the happiness of his life and continuing his memory through others . In the same way that I grieved the loss of my brother, Michelle Willi...