Tip 4 of 8: Internal Dialogue
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Tip 3 of 8: Distance
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If someone no longer wants to be with you, accept it. He or she is not your source for love, happiness, joy, etc. Another person is fully capable, willing and desires to co-create a beautiful new love story with you. But FIRST you must properly heal this space, do not sabotage your future love space with baggage from your past.
Read moreTip 2 of 8: Avoid Self-Destructive Behavior and Activities
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But you will need to make a conscious choice to heal. You will need to fight for your life. You will need to embrace a new perspective. With a loss, it is normal and understandable to feel like giving up, to no longer show up, trust, believe or love again. It is normal to feel scared, angry, devastated, lost, confused and to even question God.
Read more8 Love Grows Tips to Create a Healthy Me Space After a Relationship Ends: Tip #1 - Therapy
Your loved ones mean well, but do they have the tools, expertise, skills or knowledge YOU need at this time in your life? Their coping strategies may not work for you, be sustainable, healthy or appropriate.
Read moreMore Than One Way
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There is more than one path to fulfill the desires of your heart and your life purpose. Therefore when one door (i.e. relationship, job, mentor, opportunity) does not open or closes later down the path, do not fret; instead shift your perspective and begin to:
View each route as an adventure
Become curious and creative to discover how to transform this unexpected outcome into a springboard to catapult you into your next adventure.
This is one of the most beautiful aspects about love and life, no one entity is responsible or the sole source of the resources you need for your journey. Therefore, one person’s ‘No’ is not a dead end but instead a detour and your adventure continues. – Misha N. Granado, MPH, MS