Author Allen Shawn recalled the tears and sadness that seemed over-the-top after the loss of a pet.
“I guess this just confirms, once again, that emotions are essentially physical forces, and, if they seem to express themselves at the strangest moments, it is because, like physical forces, they must sooner or later emerge and will eventually succeed in finding a vulnerable link in the chain of your defenses. If the floodtide is dammed up it will break into a million little rivulets, each seeking egress, and once an opening is found, all the waters will pour through it.”
– Allen Shawn, Twin: A Memoir
He realized that loss experiences are linked and cumulative.
We don’t learn to reconcile disappointment and loss in the moment so we learn to carry it with us. We get used to the weight of it …
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Warm regards,
Lynne
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