Coffee Stretch

As we come to an end of a journey, there is an array of feelings that one may have. Some feel relieved, some feel anxious, some are in denial, and some feel all of the above. Tying up loose ends can give a sense of closure, but what happens when there is a loose end that can’t be tied? What happens when a journey abruptly ends without notice? How do we handle letting go of something that we didn’t know to let go of?

1). Acknowledge what has left. This means, when you lose something/someone unexpectedly, bring this to your awareness.

2.) Choose to do something about the loss. This means, choosing to take time to grieve (depending on how great the loss is to you), grieving can take time initially and periodically.

3.) Choosing your own closure. This means, if you didn’t have a chance to get closure- choose your own path. This could be, writing a goodbye letter, accepting the change in your own and growing from it, talking the loss out in therapy.

Whichever you choose, choose. It could easier at times to not deal with loss because of having to deal with pain. However, when pain is left to linger or forgotten, it will manifest in other ways. Always, choose to acknowledge what is broken and painful, then choose to heal it.

Warmly,

Gwena’e