It Is What It Is is a positive guide to facing up to life changing events and challenges. Events that were so challenging that one would have to dig deep to find great inner strength, courage and positivity to overcome. Qualities that were needed to tackle the devastating life-changing events that were to shatter a calm, serene life including the ultimate life-changing event - that of LOSS and GRIEF. This book portrays an honest account of the true feelings of disbelief, despair, anger, bitterness and jealousy associated with grief. Such feelings that are not often talked about, let alone expressed for fear of being judged.