Coping with and learning
from a major loss in your life

That which was lost was never gained.
That which is gained will always be lost.

For to hold on,
Is to refuse to let go
And to have in one's hand something.
And to let go,
Is to release the hold
And to have in one's hand nothing.

For the Inspired Soul knows,
That something is born out of nothing,
And that today's loss
Carries the seeds of tomorrow's gain.

So what is lost and what is gained?
To fail to learn the lessons wrapped in grief,
Is loss indeed.
To succeed in learning the lessons grief contains
Is success sublime.

For the Inspired Soul knows
That the greatest loss is the loss of what is possible,
And the greatest gain is to gain God.

And that the fullness of what is possible
Is dependant on being adaptable,
And that the fullness of God
Is at that point where possibility begins.

For the Inspired Soul knows,
That it is by exploring life's possibilities
That learning and healing form,
And that to expand the Heart into life's possibilities
Is to transcend grief.

So the Inspired Soul is poised
After ending and before beginning,
Where possibilities abound and grief is unknown
Immersed in the divine
At the threshold of adventure!

Wallace Huey