THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVAL IS: MAKE YOUR OWN rules. The hell with what anyone thinks about the way you’re acting; listen only to yourself. And while listening, remember the words of Nietzsche: “Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”
Since your loss didn’t kill you, it has made you stronger and has also given you the right to respond to it in any way you damn please. The loss may have been a universal one, but your circumstances are unique, so don’t let anyone tell you how you should feel or behave. Keep fighting in your own way—with courage, with humor, and without shame. B003ZYELC6 EBOK · Rivers, Joan
