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“The third answer is the most difficult one to grasp, but it's also the one that can save you. The love you lost, or the love you wished for and never had: That love exists eternally. It shifts its shape, but it's always there. The task is to recognize it in its new form.”

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

“...there's a big difference between awareness and acceptance. Which is why "this world of dew / Is a world of dew" isn't the heart of Issa's poem. It's true, thrumming center is those three unassuming words: But even so.”

“...How are we supposed to live, knowing that we and everyone we love will die? Issa offers his own bittersweet answer. You don'

“One: These losses shape your psyche; they lay down patterns for all your interactions. If you don’t understand them and actively work to form new emotional habits, you’ll act them out again and again. They’ll wreak havoc on your relationships, and you won’t know why. Two: No matter how much therapeutic work you do, these may be your Achilles’ heel