The Loss of Your Story
The loss of your story starts with the story of your loss.
The story we tell about our lives, it is our house. It is the haven from which we can safely interact with the world around us. It is the collection of our lived experiences, ordered in such a way so that it all makes sense. It is our house, but more than that, it is our home.
Abrupt or slow, the foundation of our home can start crumbling. It can be abrupt, a sudden loss; an acute illness, a layoff from work, an unexpected breakup. But all too often it can sneak up on you, seemingly insignificant events slowly chipping away at the foundation of your house. Until one day you wake up and you realize your whole house has crumbled. Your precious belongings have fallen into a pile of rubble.
Denial. You desperately hang on to your past story. This cannot become your new reality. You will not accept it. You stay in your crumbled house. And while it is no longer a home, you can survive in this house. Is it worth it though, to exist without a home? To be surviving instead of living? No matter how much you pretend, the past is done and your home has crumbled.
Anger. How dare this become your new reality! How could your precious home, your beautifully crafted story, come…
