Deal Successfully with Loss

We all deal with loss.
Loss will happen and we will have to face them.
Facing them correctly and coming up on top is what I want and looks like being RESILIENT is a good place to start.

Resilience comes from within us and from support outside us.
It comes from gratitude for what IS good in life while leaning into what sucks when it comes.
It comes from learning how to process loss well as well as accepting it.
Sometimes we more control over our grief (because of loss), sometimes less.

"When life pulls you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface, and breather again" - Sheryl Sandberg, Option B

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