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In one way, living through my father’s decline was one of the most challenging and deeply painful experiences I’ve endured, but it was probably one of the most healing as well. During that time, we had so many conversations about our history, relationship, mistakes, regrets and love. Everything that had ever hurt me in my 47-year history with him was healed in those final months. As we sat together, my dad often said, “I so enjoy these conversations we’re having.” So did I.
The fact that my father was meant to leave this earthly life sooner than I felt he should was deeply challenging for me, but I searched for, and found, amazing blessings in my loss.
He died “ecstatic” that I was helping so many people, feeling deeply loved and without fear. “Adonai li v’lo
y’rah,” he would say. “My lord is with me; I will not be afraid.”
We can find blessings in the smallest of life’s challenges and in the greatest experiences of pain. Look for the silver lining of every cloud, the rainbow after each storm and the present in every loss. There’s always a blessing there—and, everything is relative!
Eve A. Wood, MD, is clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. She is the award-winning author of There’s Always Help; There’s Alway’s Hope, 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life, and The Stop Anxiety Now Kit. Eve is also the host of a weekly call-in radio show on www.HayHouseRadio.com. Her therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the nation’s leading authorities in the fields of medicine, health and spiritual well-being. For more information about Eve, visit her website at
www.drevewood.com.
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