Life is constantly changing and we learn to adapt . When we're kids and we leave home for the first time to start daycare school , we learn to adapt to a new environment and routine . When we're teenagers and we hit puberty , we adapt to the raging hormones and body changes .
When we become adults and move out on our own , we adapt to taking care of ourselves and the struggles of adulthood . When we find a partner and move in together or get married , we adapt to a whole new routine with someone else living with us And we adapt to a new arrangement of sharing our lives and responsibilities with another person .
If we are mothers , our bodies adapt to our growing bellies and all the other unexpected changes we go through during pregnancy And afterwards . When our bodies are exhausted , stretched out , sleep deprive , unkept and used as a constant source of food and attention . We adapt to the need to care for another human being When tragedy strikes . We also adapt .
I know this word seems so technical and sterile , but it's true . We adapt . When our spouses die , we adapt to sleeping alone . We adapt to not hearing their voices every day . We adapt to cooking or shopping for one less person . We adapt to a single income . We adapt to taking over their responsibilities in the home And we adapt to being a single parent .
But we also adapt to the loneliness , we adapt to survival mode and we adapt to a life on cruise control , staying in the slow lane . But this is not the end . Life is constantly changing , especially your life , in ways you may not even be ready for . Life is still happening all around you and little by little , you will feel it and you will adapt .
You may find that you're finally sleeping through the night , feeling more rested and having a bit more energy . You may find that you're only making coffee for one , and you may even find a new favorite coffee . You may find that you're no longer looking at the other side of the bed each morning and feeling a longing for someone who's not there .
You may find yourself thinking more about the future instead of staring off into space . You may find yourself smiling more and hearing your laugh more often . You may even find a funny joke or two about Ted Husband's . You may not see a change overnight . It may take you five days , five months , five years or even more .
I don't want you to adapt to your loss and feel so comfortable there that you're scared to change . You're already changing . Just take a look at where you were and where you are now . It may be subtle , but you've changed And I am so proud of you Because , after all , love is not dead Just your husband .
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