"The more that is taken from us
the more capacity we have
for compassion and appreciation."
WOMEN ROWING NORTH
Mary Pipher
There are numerous ways for things to be taken from us: death, theft, or simple loss. We choose our reaction: grief, depression, acceptance, compassion or appreciation. Without negating the depths of loss, if one can stretch personal compassion and appreciation, life will more rapidly realign.
We all grieve in our own way, but as in any other loss, the heaviness of negative emotion must be counter balanced. We can force ourselves to visit a friend or a park, to give our selves a balance. We can focus upon the loving memories rather than the loss itself. If we can create small acts of kindness in honor of what had been taken away, we will heal more gently.
Any person who has experienced down sizing understands the appreciation of having less. We are not as bound to material things which offers freedom for new adventures. We grieve as our adult children leave to begin his or her own life, but we must grasp the opportunity to fill that space with something positive to assist in gaining equilibrium once again .
We all grieve in our own way, but as in any other loss, the heaviness of negative emotion must be counter balanced. We can force ourselves to visit a friend or a park, to give our selves a balance. We can focus upon the loving memories rather than the loss itself. If we can create small acts of kindness in honor of what had been taken away, we will heal more gently.
Any person who has experienced down sizing understands the appreciation of having less. We are not as bound to material things which offers freedom for new adventures. We grieve as our adult children leave to begin his or her own life, but we must grasp the opportunity to fill that space with something positive to assist in gaining equilibrium once again .
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