Struggling With Loss? Here Are 3 Often Overlooked Tools to Live Life Again
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- 28 Mar 2023
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Deliberate steps and a commitment to healing will help you through those hard times.
Healing from grief is one of the hardest experiences you’ll ever go through, and it’s the one common human experience we all have at some time in our lives.
I heard someone say experiencing loss isn’t a life sentence; it’s a life passage. But I never expected it to be the death of a child. My child.
If you’re reading this and you’ve lost a loved one, you’re now discovering that grieving is the hardest thing you’ve ever done.
It may not even be your loss. Perhaps a friend lost their spouse, or a coworker lost a mother. You’re surprised to discover how deeply affected you are. You feel troubled, anxious, and helpless… that’s grief, too.
It’s also not uncommon to feel unusually upset by the tragedies witnessed on the news or the internet. It could be a celebrity or a random person in a tragic event. If you struggle to shake the emotion and wonder why it’s hit you so hard, it’s part of being human. It’s normal and natural to feel the pain for others, unknown or not. It’s collective empathic grief, and we all mourn together. That’s humankind.
If any of this resonates with you, you’re not alone. We can’t plan for grief or know ahead of time how it feels… until it happens to us. There are deliberate steps you can take to learn how to move forward. There’s no “getting over it,” nor will time heal such a loss. But you will evolve in the process, and you have the potential to become more aware, compassionate, loving, and kind. And your life will have a deeper meaning. Read More…
