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...
Saw this today on the FB page of a former DS member. I think it is so true!
"SERENITY COMES WHEN YOU TRADE EXPECTATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE."
Serenity means peace, tranquility, calmness.
After the devastating loss of a spouse, we must finally accept the situation and learn to live in the world we have now. Otherwise, peaceful days will be few and far between for us. We will always miss our loved ones, but must come to realize that they are not coming back. Acceptance takes a while - but I feel it is the key to living with "peace and calmness" in our lives.
Hugs to all,
Doye
"SERENITY COMES WHEN YOU TRADE EXPECTATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE."
Serenity means peace, tranquility, calmness.
After the devastating loss of a spouse, we must finally accept the situation and learn to live in the world we have now. Otherwise, peaceful days will be few and far between for us. We will always miss our loved ones, but must come to realize that they are not coming back. Acceptance takes a while - but I feel it is the key to living with "peace and calmness" in our lives.
Hugs to all,
Doye
"We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new ending."
To do that after the loss we've experienced requires us to accept fully. Like so many other things we've had to do, it can be difficult. There's often a lot of discussion on the main forum about taking baby steps. That's fine and good advice initially but eventually we must let go and step out. We may be a little shaky but we mustn't let that stop us. Acceptance is a big step, or series of them but if we are to truly live this life we must choose that "now", that starting point and take those big steps. The ending we had planned is no longer possible but a new ending, one we will choose, is waiting for us to discover it.
~John
Thanks for sharing that!