10 Healthy Ways to Accept the Death of a Loved One

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By Amateo Ra| Death is an immensely challenging and often confusing part of being alive. It can broadside us, claiming dear friends and loved ones seemingly before their time. Truthfully, there is no right way to handle death, as the loss of someone you care about can be one of the most emotionally charged experiences we ever have, comparable to that of only one other occasion, the birth of a child.

I believe when someone close to us dies, we do have an array of emotions and experiences we all do share, and this article is dedicated to the cultivation of healthy responses towards death, as it will continually be a part of all of our lives. I write this not to be grim, but to be realistic. Death will claim those we love, and we must come to embrace this process and meet it with presence, rather than any form of denial so it won’t affect us or to shy away from the intensity of the the experience of the loss.

Death is truly a beautiful process, as one cycles through this life into the heavens, they may find new life through the process of incarnation (that is if you believe in reincarnation), which I do. While many deaths are avoidable and unnecessary, the process of death itself isn’t, and it’s that process this article is about.

I believe we as a culture are somewhat inept when it comes to death, as it’s something many of us fear, and our modern society has had trouble embracing the concept and its reality. Generally, we view it as a major tragedy and loss for ourselves and the world, when in actuality, their life was and is a gift to this world. Their death symbolizes and is a celebration of the gifts and lessons they brought to us. In ancient cultures, death was an ecstatic, celebratory part of life, considered to be a great gift and initiation. Perhaps we can integrate this wisdom into our own lives today.

Here’s 10 Healthy Ways to Accept the Death of a Loved One:

1) Don’t Try to Understand It

In the event of death, I experience and witness many try to understand. Was the person ready to die? Did they know? Was it supposed to happen?

When someone dies, I don’t believe it’s our job to understand it, as understanding may be the last emotion you experience. Rather, I invite us to embrace it as a divine act always, no matter what the circumstances, and to then learn from their passing in the most unified way possible. When one dies, their soul carries on, knowing they can continue to bring gifts and show up in our lives is so much more powerful than trying to understand the illogical.

2) Turn Regret into Inspiration

Often, we wonder how we could have done more when someone was alive… Said the thing we needed or wanted to say, apologized whenever necessary, and reached out and done more to express our love and appreciation to cherish the bond of our dear friend or loved one.

I believe death is intended to give us a greater appreciation of life and its preciousness. Think about how you can take all of those regretful actions and turn them into inspiration towards the people who are alive and present in your life today. What can you say to those you care about to let them know how much you cherish them in your life?

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