Relationships are hard. My parents' relationship was no exception. In 1977, when my mother, Karen, was thirty-five, she was doing her best to navigate her relationship with my father, taking time to reflect on her experiences and to have compassion for both of them on hard days. She journaled, "We parted fighting in the morning, and that destroyed the whole day." What is hard in your relationships today?
[image description: Two hearts stand far apart and turned away from each other. They both have solemn facial expressions. The heart on the left wears a brace and the sun blazes above. The heart on the right is below a crescent moon and starry sky. Text reads, "We parted fighting in the morning, and that destroyed the whole day."]