Punctuation

In some languages, it is called a full stop and in others, it is called a period but they both mean the same thing when it comes to punctuation.  It means the end of a sentence.  Conversationally, it means, “the end of the matter.” 

A comma has many uses, but it is most commonly used to separate items in a series within a sentence.  Another way to think of a comma is that it signifies more to come.  Often times, we encounter things in life where someone or an event attempts to put a period or full stop when in actuality it’s a comma situation. 

Grief often appears as a period moment.  We lose a loved one, go through a breakup or divorce, or experience some other life-altering situation, but what happens when you work through the grief, you move forward.  A period is a necessary part of life.  There are things we need to end, but the end to one sentence just means a new sentence is on the way.  Commas are also necessary, as there are often many items in a series before we reach the period on that sentence in life. Periods and commas can happily coexist in the punctuation of life.