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Often we experience personal losses (big or small) as if they were physical blows to our psyches, they wobble our equilibrium and give us pause – and enduring this period of grieving is a very personal and unsettling experience.  How we bounce back is also a very personal thing.  Here’s a glimpse into one person’s encounter with grief and relief.

After reading my post In a Pickle a few weeks ago, one of our readers (who prefers to remain anonymous) wrote me an eloquent email describing their own A-B-C-D-E.  S/he wrote (bolding by Ellie):

I just wanted you to know that your blog is helping someone else through some grief. While my grief is different than yours, I feel we share some similar pain in the process of healing. Your ABCs inspired me to write my own. It really helped me to focus on moving on, but at the same time [I could] allow the grief to be there. Grief is useful and temporary, but I need help reminding myself on that aspect.

But what blew me away was the “D” – Distract and Dispute passage:

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