At A Loss..

The imposition of a loss can be many things.

The loss of a tooth when you are little means a temporary space in your mouth. Yet, after a visit from the tooth fairy, typically nets a profitable return under a pillow.

The loss of a job creates a curious identity struggling to cope with unintended consequences...yet, in time, leads down a new path to self discovery.

The loss of a loved one, if not several, is inevitable. Yet there comes a sense of esteem in having been connected to one another in your lifetime.

The way I process loss?

I think of a baby gripping ever so tightly a parent's hand. As moments pass the baby learns at his or her own pace how to let go. It is this innately human quality, our loss of dependence, that makes us grow and gain strength in the confidence of our experience to survive.