dcnovice
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Really though, I am 36. I am an adult woman. I can do this, right? You can, and you will. But please don't make your load heavier by packing any expectations or guilt about what you "should" be able to handle or how speedily you "should" bounce back. Life has dealt you a brutal blow, and there's no shame in reeling from it. As theologian Verna Dozier points out, “A faithful response can be to name the darkness when darkness has been the experience.” Naming this darkness may take a while--along with tears, fury, numbness, denial, aloofness, neediness, and God knows what else. To borrow from songwriter Christine Lavin, this was the kind of love--and loss--you never fully recover from. Healing comes slowly, in fits and starts. As it comes (or seems elusive), be as gentle with yourself as you can. You're not failing to "do this"; you're being human.
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No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up. JANE WAGNER, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
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