Change: Loss, Grieving and Opportunity for the New
Often, change can be difficult. Unexpected change can be excruciantingly painful, resulting in pain of loss and grief. When able to “stay with it,” through meditation or focusing, the change can resolve into new opportunity for growth. Heraclitus said “No man can step in the same river twice,” meaning universal change is ever present. Buddhism suggests that our difficulty accepting change and separating from our attachments is the cause of our suffering. This post offers four specific strategies for coping with change and grieving.