Key points

Let things be as they are, welcoming both pleasure and pain as they arise.

Develop your capacity to confront challenging situations and tolerate whatever feelings emerge within you.

The most important thing to integrate into and learn from a relationship is that you are capable of love.

This is part three of a four-part series titled “You Cannot Be Abandoned.” You can find part one here .

A year and a half after Karla left me that third time, I returned to Mexico and deliberately did not see her until two days before my return date to Washington, DC. Karla and I met for dinner for what I thought was to reach closure and solidify our friendship .

Heart versus Mind

The next morning, I drove to the gym. On my way home, I broke down into tears. I couldn’t stop crying.

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