But within these losses, both physical and emotional, I learned the difference between being alone and having perfect solitude; between feeling lonely and embracing a sacrosanct silence.  It was definably in these moments of silence that I heard the voice of reason say, “this is not the end.”

The problem, first of all, is that we began our search feeling empty and incomplete. We think it’s because we just haven’t met the right person yet, and so, we embark on a journey of finding our missing piece to the puzzle only to discover that it is disproportionate and doesn’t fit at all.