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How to deal with a painful loss
The feeling of no longer having what you once had can range from frustration to a deep sense of grief.
One day it’s in your life, and then suddenly, it’s gone.
Maybe it was taken from you abruptly.
Or maybe you knew the end was coming, so you had time to anticipate the ‘no longer having.’
This may have made it easier. Or you may have suffered regardless.
Humans have struggled with losing things dear to them since sharing grassland with oversized sloths.
Some have allowed the pain to compound, twist and morph. They end up bitter, uptight and sluggish.
Others have found a way to manage — and even thrive.
The loss once hurt, but now it projects some colour.
What makes the difference?
Our interpretation of a loss can be felt as extreme and visceral physical pain.
This is the power of our thoughts.
We really do feel what we think.
In that order.
It’s instant. It’s a law of the Universe.
No exceptions.