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  The shadow of loss is not merely darkness — it is depth. It is the place where light meets its limits and begins to reveal what cannot be seen in brightness alone. In the shadow, we discover the contours of our humanity. 1. The Shadow Reveals What We Overlook Loss strips away illusion. It forces us to see what we once passed by — the fragility of love, the impermanence of joy, the miracle of connection. When everything feels secure, we forget how precious it is. When loss arrives, it reminds us that every moment of love is a gift, not a guarantee. The shadow teaches reverence for what is fleeting. 2. Pain as the Echo of Love Grief is not the opposite of love; it is its echo. It reverberates through the heart precisely because love was real. To grieve deeply is to have loved deeply. The shadow makes this truth unavoidable — and in doing so, it sanctifies pain. It transforms suffering into testimony: I loved, therefore I grieve. 3. The Shadow Cultivates Tenderness In the darkness, ...

  EMOTIONAL INATTENTION “He who looks outside dreams. He who looks insides awakens.” --Carl Jung   “It seems like almost everyone has ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) these days!” We live on overload, constantly bombarded by information and driven by the fast pace of life. Adult Americans on average spend ten and a half hours a day watching TV, listening to the radio, or using their smart phones and other electronic devices (Nielsen’s Total Audience Report, 2018). We are driven to succeed and push ourselves to keep busy and productive. To survive, we learn to multitask. We strain to keep all the balls we are juggling in the air. We want more and more, yet never seem satisfied. While technically only a few of us, about 6 percent, can be diagnosed with ADD, our culture keeps us distracted, impulse-driven, restless, and running in circles. So preoccupied, we never learn to listen to ourselves. I propose that the high-stress and instability of the American family contribute to ano...

  Today's shared blog post comes from Kris Girrell, author of Learning to Feel and Typhoon Honey , who writes about emotions, trauma, and recovery . For more posts about Kris and his award-winning books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact information on our  Authors' Pages .