They say when you lose a loved one, you go through five stages of mourning: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. When I lost my best friend, just over a month ago, I went through those five stages in the first 24 hours — and about forty-five more since then. Despair, gratefulness, love, sadness, fury, loneliness, fight, empowerment — they have all been part of my grieving process.

Of course, when I see them listed, they may seem like all of the same, but to me they have been very precise, very specific nuances of different emotions. 

To read the full piece, go to Thrive Global. And below is a photo with Richard, during happier times…