So Miss Him!

In the last two months in the process of healing a broken heart there has been one thing that has made it easier. I am a huge fan of the book 'Eat, Pray, Love' so I went to see the movie starring Julia Roberts. While the movie didn't touch the book I still enjoyed it (and I feel that just like the book , it came out at the right time for me!). It made me remember certain things about the book and a few quotes and moments came to mind. One particular part has helped me more than I can describe. It's when Elizabeth Gilbert is talking to her friend 'Richard from Texas' about the man she left behind in New York. The guy she was trying to get over. There might be a little ad libbing in here...!

E: But I love him!
R: So love him.
E:But I miss him!
R: So miss him. And then drop it.
And every time you think of him, send him light and love, but that's it.

And then at the end, Elizabeth is saying the same words to make peace with herself about her failed marriage with her husband. She adds these words "Don't worry. It won't last forever. Nothing ever does."
While tinged with sadness, it's also the deepest truth.
So any time that I'm lost in the past, in missing him, in longing for a time that just doesn't exist anymore, or hoping there is a way to mend this mess that was created, I think of that and it brings me peace.
And then I drop it.
(Thanks Richard from Texas!)