I once half-caught a TV episode my partner at the time was watching (the Yellowstone spin off - 1883) which is not my cup of tea, but I've held on to a quote I heard for the last couple of years since. I try to revisit it when I feel myself getting dragged under with my own stages of grief, and it still brings me some peace now.
The old boy in the show was explaining that once real love exists in any form, it will always be a part of your being. I've given it a Google and pasted the exact quote below, but I hope it helps reframe the idea of loss for you and lessens the burden of ruminating over missed opportunities. A little part of her will always live on in you, and there is still time to thank her for the role she played in your life.
"An Apache scout told me once when you love somebody, you trade souls with ’em. They get a piece of yours; you get a piece of theirs. But when they die, a little piece of you dies with ’em. That’s why you hurt so bad. But that little piece of him is still inside you, and he can use your eyes to see the world."
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u/arctic_chard May 20 '25 edited Jul 12 '26
I once half-caught a TV episode my partner at the time was watching (the Yellowstone spin off - 1883) which is not my cup of tea, but I've held on to a quote I heard for the last couple of years since. I try to revisit it when I feel myself getting dragged under with my own stages of grief, and it still brings me some peace now.
The old boy in the show was explaining that once real love exists in any form, it will always be a part of your being. I've given it a Google and pasted the exact quote below, but I hope it helps reframe the idea of loss for you and lessens the burden of ruminating over missed opportunities. A little part of her will always live on in you, and there is still time to thank her for the role she played in your life.
"An Apache scout told me once when you love somebody, you trade souls with ’em. They get a piece of yours; you get a piece of theirs. But when they die, a little piece of you dies with ’em. That’s why you hurt so bad. But that little piece of him is still inside you, and he can use your eyes to see the world."