![]() ![]() Know it’s coming.” Your Life in Bloom by Lucy Fuggle Each time you reach a new low, you find your next phoenix moment your chance to emerge stronger and more courageously vibrant than ever before. Feel the depths of it all and look across the shore for what’s on the other side: your peace, love, and joy. When you’re tearing yourself apart for someone who will never know how much it hurts. When you want them to miss you and you’re the only one suffering. “When you’re waiting for that person to call and they don’t. I hope it can bring you some comfort if you’re going through a breakup and putting the pieces of your life back together. It’s a short little book full of musings on finding your way. I wanted to remind myself how I had navigated heartbreak in the past – and how I would again. I was also coming to terms with saying goodbye to people who had meant a lot to me. This is the book I wrote during a period of depression and a turning point in my work during the pandemic. So today, I pray for you.” The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Invoke the heart of compassion and feel the embrace of acceptance. Downcast and heartbroken, I know you were once me and I was once you. After spending time alone, go to your own sacred space. Go somewhere you’ve always said you wanted to go – the Grand Canyon, the Camino de Santiago, Machu Picchu. Surround yourself with close friends and share food and drink. “When trust is shattered, when hopes are dashed, when a loved one leaves you, before doing anything, just pause your life and rest a moment. ![]() It’s a lovely guide not just to romantic relationships, but to approaching life with an open heart, kindness, and curiosity. It’s a book of such gentle comfort, kindness, and wisdom, accompanied by stunning illustrations. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down is one of the books that helped me to put the pieces of my life together during my last breakup. 8 of the best books to read after a breakup to start healing Treat yourself to one or two books that stand out, give yourself a day of self-care to soak in their wisdom, and allow yourself double the kindness and patience you think you need. Here are some of the best books to read when you’re going through a breakup and your heart is broken. I read to remind myself that I would get through this – and even emerge stronger. And yet, it somehow did.Īfter my worst breakups, I sought out books to guide and comfort me, but also to remind me that I wasn’t the only person who had ever suffered from a broken heart. But when I think about that breakup and others before, I still remember the pain that I thought would never end. As I wrote about in Mountain Song, my book about living alone by the Swiss Alps, I ended up reuniting with that person (and more recently, marrying them). ![]() My last breakup was thankfully several years ago. But that said, while you’re working on those, there are lots of good books to read during a breakup to start guiding you back to yourself. Time and no contact are the only real strategies. There are no quick ways to heal from a breakup and move on. Sometimes it feels impossible to imagine a time when it doesn’t hurt to think of them… let alone imagine a time when you don’t think of them at all. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don’t.” Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantisįew things tear us apart like heartbreak. Some posts contain affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase, I may earn a commission. ![]()
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