HOPEFUL HEARTS...LIVING AGAIN AFTER THE LOSS Community Group

We are a group of people who have grieved the loss of a spouse, partner, or lover and are searching for a life without our mate. Some looking for their own identity as an individual or finding a life for themself. Some looking for companionship or a serious relationship with someone new. And some just feeling lost and unsure. We offer encouragement, support and virtual...

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doyew 07/22/2014

This spoke to me today --

AT SOME POINT YOU JUST HAVE TO LET GO OF WHAT YOU THOUGHT SHOULD HAPPEN, AND LIVE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING.

Meboysmom 07/22/2014

Very well said. Thank you

Comfortablynumb 07/22/2014

Understanding the fact that "what should have happened" also has a dream effect, meaning it is idealized, making it glamorous; while what is happening now is reality, which cannot compete with a dream. Just live every moment, and remember that another breath is not promised, it is just a gift to be appreciated and savored.

mel40 07/23/2014

Amen!

lostmygem 07/23/2014

I have a verse that is posted next to my computer in my office and in my bathroom at home. It reads:

We must be willing to let go of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
by Joseph Campbell

I read it everyday and keep hoping it will sink in.

Cheryl1149 07/26/2014

So much easier said than done!

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