Moving on after a letdown
Blaine Smith has a new column up this week about a challenge that most of us run into at some point in life: moving on with life after a disappointment or letdown. Blaine writes:
During our own lifetime, we each experience a multitude of disappointments and setbacks. They range from minor aggravations (a friend forgets a lunch date, your favorite restaurant closes) to major unwelcome turns of fate (the breakup of a cherished relationship, the death of a loved one). The experience of loss is universal–none of us escapes it. Yet the way we respond to it varies greatly among us, and radically affects our quality of life.
How should we respond to grief and disappointment? Blaine looks at the model provided for us by Biblical characters who had to move on after letdowns, and offers some thoughts on how we can do the same.
