The Art of Letting Go (a different perspective)

Letting go of anything is hard. It could be an ex-lover, a pet, a deceased loved one, a job, a house, an addiction, or even a pair of Jimmy Choo's that your dog ate the heel off of. The hardest part of letting go is when the thing you are trying so desperately to put behind you, to move away from...rears it's ugly(or pretty...depending on the item) head. When you're cleaning out your garage and you find the studded collar of the dog you lost a year ago, when you drive past the neighborhood you moved away from years ago...but never forgot, when you hear a stranger laugh across a room and stand paralyzed because that laugh reminds you of the relative you buried only months before, when you cross paths with an ex at an event you thought twice about attending, when the bartender at a party accidentally puts vodka in your cranberry with a splash of soda and that familiar taste coats your lips and floods your body with a warmth you have never forgotten.
The moment of grace occurs moments later. The moment you remember the person, place, or thing, but you keep moving... the moment you are able to take a deep breath, pick yourself up off the floor, and continue living your life. That is the moment of grace.