The Number One Remedy For A Broken Heart

If there was just one remedy for a broken heart what would it be? Could there be one and only one perfect remedy for a broken heart that would fit all broken relationships and people? Probably not. So when you consider the multiple possibilities that are avaiable to you to heal the pain of a broken heart there is one thing, one avenue that will outshine the rest.

Give of yourself. What does this mean? It simply means to give yourself, your time, your experience, your knowledge, your expertise to others. Give yourself to a cause, a friend, a charity. Give to someone or something in need. Make yourself available to others. When you give of yourself in this nature you will get something back. It may be something tangible or it may be a sense of fulfillment. It may be simply the feeling that you have done some good and that there is a bigger picture out there above and beyond the heartache that you are feeling.

If you have experienced a break up from a relationship then you know that feeling of heart ache. You understand that you will feel pain from the loss of the relationship. You will have to go through it and deal with it. It is real. If someone hit you with a brick you wouldn't question the pain, would you? You couldn't prevent the pain. You would feel it until it stopped. The same holds true with a "broken heart." Accept that you will hurt but realize that the pain will stop someday.

To give of yourself you need to embrace the fact that you can feel so deeply and that you have a gift to share. Share your gift with others on a daily basis. Each time you do this and affect someone on a personal level the pain of your own heartache will begin to fade. By easing the pain of others you will begin to ease your own pain.

Find what makes you strong and use this to help others. This is the number one remedy for a broken heart. Give of yourself and the rewards you get in return will far outweigh the pain of a broken heart.

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Peter Harris is a health care professional and author and writes frequently about relationships.