How to release the pain of a broken heart 💔

Bit by bit

You have to let go of the anger

Of the grief

Of the broken heart

Otherwise it will consume you

And it will win

After sufficient grieving time a line must be drawn in the emotional sand

No more tears

No more grief

No more pain

No more focus

And so bit by bit

You learn to let that *thing* go

For it is only you who are drowning in the grief and pain

And you can set yourself free

Emotionally stand up for yourself and decide to:

Forgive ~ for your own sake, not theirs (once you really understand this you will see forgiveness as a self-care tool)

Release ~ let go of the “story” you shared. Let go of misplaced hope, effort, and investment

Learn ~ accept the lessons you can gain from the experience, you will be better for it next time

Let go ~ say goodbye emotionally (in your head, in front of a mirror, etc), go no contact (zero contact… for real), and disallow future life planning to include *them*. One broken heart is one too many

Move on ~ embrace your new found freedom and decide how to channel your excitement, effort, and investment in the future. What do YOU want to do next? Don’t waste the opportunity by crawling back under a rock… decide to thrive, decide to feel alive

And so you do release the anger, the tears, the many unspoken words and you decide to put yourself first.  Because *they* don’t deserve one more minute of your attention or focus. Look forward, that IS the way you are going after all 😉😘

~TorontoUnicorn

April 14, 2022