loss of youth;
loss of dreams;
loss of health;
loss of partners;
loss of work;
loss of idealism;
loss of community;
loss of each day lived.
We can turn all these losses into gains -
gaining wisdom and maturity;
gaining a new perspective;
gaining an awareness of the miracle of our bodies;
gaining a new self-awareness and independence;
gaining opportunities to begin afresh;
gaining attentiveness to the gift of each day;
gaining new relationships;
gaining gratitude for each day lived.