Comment by nineplay

I try to follow a 'butterfly flaps its wings' mindset. In the alt universe where I had done the 'right' thing, other tragedies might have befallen me.

In the alt universe where I aced the interview and gotten my dream job, I might have died in a car crash.

In the alt universe where I didn't say something stupid and alienate a friend, my husband might have been stricken by cancer.

We just don't know and can't know. Every night, whatever happened, I try to feel a moment of gratitude. My family is here and secure and happy and that is not true of everyone and not to be taken for granted.