Loss – Page 4 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

Thoughts to avoid like a plague after a breakup!

I’m sure that more than once you’ve gone through a breakup, and certain thoughts, even if you agreed with the split, can hurt and make you miserable. If you are a normal human being, you will experience the pain of loss, this is unavoidable, but you can try to avoid, just like an alcoholic, certain […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Google and grief.

What did people do when they experienced grief? They felt probably the same as we do now, but now at least we don’t feel so crazy, misplaced or alone.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why we shouldn’t try to block pain.

In order to grow, learn and move on, there is no getting around pain. Pain must be experienced and felt, not avoided especially if we are going through a loss of some kind. If we don’t take the time to mourn our losses, experience them and process them, they will linger on longer and we […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

We win, we lose.

Life is an exercise in winning and losing. Every time we win, we lose as well. I won my freedom but lost my puppy. I knew well it was going to happen. It was painful but, inevitable. I wanted the best care for him and I gave him up to my ex. I don’t think […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The age of loss.

I have come to the conclusion that there seems to be an age of loss. Nobody seems to bring this up, because really, it would be a real bummer to know before hand. Maybe it’s not a universal truth because each one of us has a different “age of loss.” Mine is now and I know […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The rainbow of pain.

Pain is like a rainbow, no feeling is the same because each painful moment has its different shade. You can’t compare pain either since it’s such a personal experience.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When do we lose our innocence?

When is it that we lose our innocence? Is it when we experience our first rejection, our first heartbreak, or our first loss? Whenever it is, it hurts to realize that life is not an easy ride and not a happily ever after story. It is happy, but it also comes with more than a […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why I would commit suicide but won’t.

Life is not easy, that is a fact. Some people are more resilient than others and can take life in stride, being more able to tolerate and overcome hardship. Some call it courage. If you lack that courage or that degree of resilience to face life, you might toy with the idea of suicide when […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

An antidote for loss.

Don’t we wish there were an antidote for loss? For the pain or even a way to skip it all together? The only antidote is time and experience, and not even that can prepare you. However, there are ways to manage loss and make it more bearable.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

We are patchwork quilts.

All the people we care about are like pieces of a unique material that makeup our safety quilts. When one piece goes missing, a whole is left that can no longer be replaced. We can patch it up again, but the reminder of the piece of material that used to be there in its place, […]