And I Continue Forward... Through the Silence

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From my personal experience, it keeps you on the rollercoaster but I followed the path I wanted to follow and I'm doing great now.

There's no way of telling the timeline of how people heal from this grief, or any grief. Would I have been any "better" at this point had I completely stopped contact, who knows?

Remember the consistent actions+time=positive results phrase? That's true of anything in life. So if you consistently get up every day and do something to move you further on your path, over time, you'll move forward. No brainer, huh. Doesn't mean you might not occasionally take a few steps back, though. There are certain lessons we need to repeat (and repeat) before we really learn them.

You're going to have good days and bad days and some REALLY bad days. Expect it, then it's not such a shock when it happens. Some days it's OK to sit around and feel sorry for yourself but set a time limit then get out and do something.

You'll do things that aren't recommended.It's not the end of the world.

Gauge how you feel after you do those things.

like nothing I'm doing or can do will get me to the goal I set out by buying this book and joining this board.

The acceptance of that truth is painful but with acceptance comes a certain freedom.

And remember, you have no control.