The author recounts her experience after going through a Zoom divorce, a surreal and abrupt end to her marriage. Overwhelmed by the accumulated tragedies and losses in her life, she initially tries to escape her pain by planning an extended getaway to a Caribbean island, hoping to "disappear" and start anew.
However, as the author boards the plane, the weight of her grief and trauma catches up with her. She is confronted with the realization that she cannot outrun her own emotions and the deeply rooted pain that has become a part of her. Arriving at her new apartment, the author faces a moment of reckoning, where she recognizes that she must intentionally confront and process her grief, rather than trying to avoid it.
The author comes to the understanding that she cannot simply erase her past experiences and the impact they have had on her. Instead, she must learn to carry this pain in a softer, more compassionate way, allowing it to be expressed and validated. The author's journey is one of acceptance, self-discovery, and the realization that true healing comes from embracing the entirety of one's life experiences, both the joyful and the painful.
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by Ellen Cather... at medium.com 04-17-2024
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