Feeling dismayed?
Disappointment mixed with shock, when reality reveals itself to be worse than we hoped. Our expectations are crashing against a harder truth.
The unmet need
Space to grieve what we hoped for; courage to see clearly and adjust our course based on reality, not wishful thinking.
A question to sit with
What hope am I being asked to release? What new possibility might open if I accept this difficult truth?
What to do right now
Write down the hope you must release. Then write: "I grieve this loss, and I am willing to see what's true." Allow yourself to feel both the grief and the clarity.
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