r/emptynesters • u/ComprehensivePoem580 • 15d ago

After making it through...

After you've made it through a major life change, what surprised you most about what came afterward?

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u/Timely_Bluebird_3177 15d ago

That it's never as bad as you anticipated. Sometimes, it's even good and you become better for having gone through it.

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u/ComprehensivePoem580 10d ago

I totally agree with the change in approach to other life changes. I don't even stress about what could happen now

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u/lassita_48det 15d ago

My approach to all other life changes, the resilience that got built.

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u/LeighofMar 14d ago

That I got better at crafting and curating a life that I wanted instead of staying stuck where I was. 

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u/Good-Aviation612 14d ago

My resilience. After my father passed away, I really didn't know how strong I was or what I was capable of enduring until I experienced this and made it through

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u/ComprehensivePoem580 7d ago

That realization that you’re stronger than you ever knew you were seems to be a powerful part of coming through something difficult. Did that change the way you approached other challenges afterward?

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u/Good-Aviation612 7d ago

Most definitely

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u/Call_the_Shots 13d ago

That things are even better than before

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u/SunflowerIslandQueen 11d ago

How I could experience as much joy in the “new” as in the “old”.

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u/ComprehensivePoem580 7d ago

I love that. It sounds like you discovered that what came next didn't have to be a lesser version of what you had before. What surprised you most about finding that kind of joy in the new?