From acceptance to peace
It is important to process every emotion that comes to us in its fullest. When they are not processed, it can make you feel stuck in the trauma of it leaving no room for self-improvement. When it comes to grief, not everyone knows how to process it. Whether grieving from a loss of business, broken marriage or losing a loved one to death, the path to curing ourselves is often not clear. It becomes unbelievable or shocking that it has happened, and the situation feels unacceptable. The most important big leap in overcoming the shock is to start accepting the truth. If you have to cry out loud, do that. If you need a long walk, do that. Process everything that comes to your mind, from the time you heard about it to the moment you let it go. The path through acceptance leads to what I call 'soulful'. This phase is often filled with questions of why this happened, why the fate chose you and what more you could have done differently that may have made a difference. Realizing that th...