Loss is an unavoidable fact of life that we all experience, and it can come in all forms from job loss, divorce, unemployment, relocation, and of course, the most obvious, the death of someone we love. The truth is, for most of us, we’d love nothing more than to forget about the word “death” and to move on with life, turning the other cheek. The problem is, when we lose sight of the experience of loss, we also lose sight of the preciousness of the moment and of life.
In a previous blog post here, psychotherapist and author Susan Berger, Ed.D., LICSW, talked about her own struggles with loss at a very young age. She said:
“I was reminded about my own mortality, and my sense of urgency to experience life as much as possible and make a difference in the world.”
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Susan
6:49 pm on
April 21st, 2010My daughter put it eloquently, “I have lost three close friends before the age of twenty. I figure their work here was finished and I admire them for that. They were very special people who influenced all our lives in positive ways. Then through their early departure, they taught us an invaluable lesson. We are not immortal or invincible as much as we would like to think so when we are young. We must respect our lives, our health, not take foolish risks and appreciate every moment of every day.
shawn
1:09 pm on
June 16th, 2010That’s a very mature perspective. I’ve lost two of the men I love most in the last month. One to death and the other through the ending of the relationship. The death I can deal with. We all die and it’s a process we should expect. The loss of a relationship is much harder. The people are still around they just ignore you. I hate being invisible.
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