I once thought I knew all I needed to know
But like so many times before I was wrong
Now I'm wondering how, is there any way at all, that I could ever learn to live without you
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I have an infallible recipe for 'learning to live without you': I never let go of my dreams and repectfully regard people as the embodiment of a hidden truth that continues unruffled and steady, unchanged and beautiful. When one friend floats away, I let go completely so as to make room for other friends and more joy and happiness. I hope you will let go completely also and get ready to welcome the next adventure with open arms. When we know that our true home is in our own hearts, and that giving our happiness is the only gift we have to give, we do not expect other people to be present to make us happy. We choose to be happy first and then offer that gift to our friends. If they reject that gift, we can choose to respect their choice and hope that they will find joy in other things and people - and continue in working on our own happiness, knowing that the vortex through which our happiness comes is in our own hearts. May your own heart bring you joy and happiness, Kindest regards, Margaret.
One of life's most basic challenges, rarely mastered. I don't know that we ever really get over them. The wounds scar over, we adapt, we live on... Don