Some storms clear the path by removing what you never would have released voluntarily.

Some things you would never have chosen to let go of get taken, and afterwards the path is clearer than you could have made it yourself. That does not make the loss good, and it does not mean you should be grateful for the storm. It means the clearing is sometimes real even when the cost was unfair.

If you are standing in the aftermath of something, do not rush to find its purpose. Look first at what is now within reach that was not before. Move toward that when you have the strength for it, not before.