Here are 4 tips on the art of a meaningful goodbye, from someone who has spent their life practicing how to counsel people through grief.
Were they your most trusted colleague? A reliable neighbor? The friend you could always count on for a laugh? Be open and specific about how someone has impacted you, and thank them for the role they played in your life.When processing the grief of separation, Byrnes says it's important not to judge your emotions."Saying goodbye naturally evokes really intense emotions," she says – and that's OK.
"We cry, we let it out, and then somehow we end up maybe even talking and laughing. That's all part of the process." And then, over time, she says, work to let go of emotions that cost you energy or no longer serve you – things like guilt, anger or envy. Work to remember that person with more love than pain.Not everyone gets the luxury of saying goodbye face-to-face, or in real-time or at all. But Byrnes says saying goodbye is also an internal and symbolic process.
"The other side of the coin of saying goodbye is learning how to love stronger and harder, knowing that a goodbye can come at some point in time."
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