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My mental health intervenant (like a social worker) told me that sometimes we expect too much and that we should lower our standards.
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I'm a bit taken back by the "lower our standards" comment that your mental health worker stated. I would rather think of it as being more in tune with what we are capable of doing now as opposed to the past. I think there is a difference between "lowering our standards" to being honest with ourselves and accepting our limitations. It's a hard process though and I'm still working on it.
I agree with you, there is definitely a grieving process that we go through. It can be long and hard, no? I try to remember that what I could do before was meant to be and what I'm going through now is also meant to be. I think there are lessons in everything we go through and I try to remain as open minded as I can to what lesson I'm to be learning from this. Maybe the lesson is to slow down and take better care of ourselves. Maybe the lesson is to stop being so critical of ourselves, learning to be more accepting of our abilities we have now as compared to our past. I'm sure for each of us, the lesson can and is different.
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I recently read that the only ones who would not let me down are God, and my soul. So I have long conversations with these two. I ask them questions, as to what they expect of me in the future, and if they could free me from this. I'm still waiting for answers, hints and looking for any sign, if there are any.
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Long conversations with God and your soul are awesome! Remember though that in waiting for your answers, you must keep your mind as open as possible to hear what they may be. Also, don't forget that God answers in his time, not ours, and sometimes we just have to wait, having faith that the answers will come at exactly the right time.
