Some of the best things in your life are the things that you’ve lost. A family member, a pet, a relationship.

So do you feel bad for having lost it, or do you feel lucky for having had it in the first place. I was talking with a customer of mine whose husband of 62 years had just died. She told me, “I don’t feel sad that I lost him, I just feel lucky that I got to have him for so long.” How amazing is that!

You can feel the pain of loss, but don’t let it take away the joy that it brought you in the first place. Choose to focus on the good.