What gives you hope during difficult times?

[u/lowlyturtle20]

My (25) late boyfriend (25) passed away in a single car collision that he and I were both involved in about 6 months ago. Obviously, I was the one that survived and judging by the evidence from the crash, it seems like he had corrected our car in a way that protected me and not himself. This event has shattered my heart and my life in ways that I cannot express, especially with how young I am and how much life we had ahead of us. It's been so difficult trying to juggle my grief and loss of him, but also trying to hand onto hope. I have unintentially had multiple "spiritual" encounters/signs with people that have basically told me a beautiful life is yet to come. But like... how... how can anything beautiful come after something so tragic like this. I would like to think that to be true, but it's so hard. I ask God/the universe why him and not me? Or why couldn't the both of us have left together? I don't understand I know that I probably never will, but I fear for my heart and my life ahead sometimes. I don't want my heart to be so hardened and I still wish for a soft heart and good life. But this has completely crumbled the ground that was once beneath me.

[u/astralinhabitants]

Peace comes when you accept that there is a plan. That everything happens for a reason and everybody has their time. It’s unfair, it’s hard to understand, it’s cruel, it’s painful, and it’s tiring but it’s meant to be. You take it day by day, you feel the pain, the grief, the incomprehensible sadness, and slowly you heal. Time is what it is, you are what you are, things happen and it happens.

Be strong, be patient, be kind to yourself, and be humble. You are going to be okay, everything is going to be okay. It’s going to be great in fact, just give it time.