I thought I had Byron Katie’s philosophy on death mastered. Consider death differently. Let go of stressful thoughts. It’s egoic to want someone to still be alive if they died. No one dies “too soon.” Resisting reality only causes pain. Yes, I get that.
But then a very good friend passed away today and I can’t help but cry and feel the loss of his physical presence. Someone who gave so much of himself is now gone. How to reconcile this?
Tomorrow is a new day. His children and his wife will feel his absence. We all will. As Katie says, life is a recycling circuit. Nothing happens too soon. Everything happens “just right” and I must trust this is true, even though it doesn’t feel that way right now.
I imagine your pain for being a dear friend. To accept death, you have to be mentally prepared. Regardless of our beliefs.
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Sorry for your loss ❤ xxx
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Thank you.
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Well said Caroline–this is a very difficult time. My thoughts are with you and Will and the wife and kids
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Sorry for your loss.
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Thank you Sascha.
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