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Article contributed by Erin Haefner
We have all experienced pain at some point in our lives. Whatever pain we have experienced, it can be hard to let go. A good way to cure this pain is to let go of the past. Trust me, it is a lot easier said than done. I have a few tips on letting go:
“You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better. Is not this so? And yet it is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have had experience enough to know what I say; and you need only to believe it, to feel better at once.” My interpretation of this quote is that everything will all be well in time. I have found whenever I am very sad or angry, it doesn’t last forever. With time, I have laughed again, smiled again, and had fun again. Sorrow does not last forever.
What are your tips and tricks to let go of the past?
I agree with you @ihtak46 If sorrow and grief were easy to vanquish simply via saying some quote or aphorism we’d all be on easy street. But in life, the loss of a loved one and our grief are not so easily banished. Life after loss is different. Forever different. Just my 2 cents plain.
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Sorrow may not last forever, but life after loss certainly is different. I don't think it will ever be the same. I am grateful for the times I spent with my young loved one before she died unexpectedly. It has been over ten years and still I tear up while typing this. There are no words to describe it.
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Our past used to be our present, and that is why I believe it is so hard to sometimes let go of it. We endeavor in our own ways to move beyond, not forgetting our past [and the lessons lived/learned]. It takes patience and work. It takes effort to adjust to our new present as that will most likely change to our past, at some point in the future. Just my thoughts.
Ginger
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@ihtak46
Sorrow? It depends on what type if sorrow we experience, doesnt it? I hope I am wrong but I really feel my heart will never be happy again. Smile, maybe! Not happy! We lost our daughter, only 45 in early June. Its never going to be the same. She was my life, my sunshine, my heart!
I have bad days now but some aren’t too bad. Ive began painting and it helps. Life isnt the same and we still feel empty!
Thanks.
Kathi Fodor
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