There was a man who had a garden that would have been beautiful except for a huge, ugly boulder right in the middle of it. He tried to blast it out with dynamite, to no avail. But he was determined and tried one method after another to get rid of the boulder until finally he died, discouraged and disappointed. The heir of the property perceived the hopelessness of striving to budge the boulder, so he set about converting it into a unique centerpiece of the garden. He covered the stone with flowering vines, and placed ferns around the edge. There’s a lesson in this for each one of us, isn’t there? We can not always change the situation we are in, but we can lean to adapt.
You will, in your own time, have to face the fact that your loved one has transitioned from the physical realm to the other. Some people refer to this realisation as coming to terms with their loss. I prefer to use the word adaption instead. Coming to terms with something infers that someone has accepted their loss and ended their season of mourning. Our hearts are not designed to abruptly terminate our grief. The transition of adapting to a new life where our loved one is not physically present is not easy, but necessary. It evolves over an undetermined period of time.
Are you fighting the changes that have been thrust upon you? Do you constantly yearn for how it was? Perhaps it is time to become more accepting of the changes that have happened. Life is full of changes - some good and some bad. We all suffer loss. Whilst we need to mourn, we also, at the same time need to learn to adapt. Embracing change will enhance growth and healing. I recommend you begin by changing from the inside out, as the quote above suggests. Start small. Address one issue at a time. One day you will look back and be amazed at your progress.
This is an excerpt from my book HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART by Del Marie McAlister
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