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Tragedy to triumph

This tip is for those who have lost someone for any reason, from being dumped to a partners demise.

While it could be argued that thier is a huge differnce between the two, there are many similarities if there was a large degree of attachment!

When we enter into a relationship and integrate our lives with another person.  As a result we are we are forever changed. Our worlds are intertwined and organized around the other...

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Yearning vs. Longing

OK, I know that I am not the only one who gets these two muddled!

Have you ever lost a love?  I don't mean at a mall or anything, but really lost some one you were in love with, either by break up or some other form of ending?  Of course you have.  We all have and we all experience varying degrees of pain, anguish, and frustration. 

Clarity about what that anguish is about can help us turn it around, heal and move on...

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Should I stay or should I go

Many times I am asked, "Eric, how do I know when it's time to go?" This is a very hard question to answer and I will do my darnedest to try and answer it.

While it is true that a relationship wont make you happy, a bad relationship will can cause you a great deal of misery.

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