September 5, 2006
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“where are we goin’– I don’t know; when will I be there– I ain’t certain; all I know is I am on my way…”
The only way out of something is through. I know often you end up backtracking before you get there, but I’ve already done that. I think I found my way out of the maze.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote of five stages of grief in her book “On Death and Dying.” They seem to apply to any loss/change that is emotionally significant. They don’t necessarily go in order either, and you can go back and forth between them before you’re done. Here’s to Acceptance!
Denial (this isn’t happening to me!)
Anger (why is this happening to me?)
Bargaining (I promise I’ll be a better person if…)
Depression (I don’t care anymore)
Acceptance (I’m ready for whatever comes)
Comments (6)
Clint sure was a badass back in the day.
As for the stages…been thinking about those a lot these last several months. It helps to label them but I still get hung up on that third one.
that book is an awesome read
Ah, I wish I could follow the Homer Simpson stages of grief – each around fourteen seconds long. If only everything worked like a Simpsons episode…
“there is no emoticon to express what I’m feeling.” ~Comic Book Store Guy, The Simpsons. *snicker*
does just getting used to stuff also mean I’ve accepted it? if so, then yeah, I know what you’re talking about. if not, well FU then.
I myself am a big fan of the denial and anger stages.