Loss is the absence of something we were once attached to. Grief is the rope burns left behind, … - Stephen Levine

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Forgiveness - this needs to be our greatest skill. The way to get good at forgiveness is: to be thankful for all the little things you see in the other person.

Stephen Levine

Loss is the absence of something we were once attached to. Grief is the rope burns left behind, when that which is held is pulled beyond our grasp.

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