If I were to refer you to the quote below from the movie Good Will Hunting, what is your first impression?
“I’ll tell you what real loss is… only when you love something more than yourself.”
A lot of us think loss is about what’s taken from you.
But this quote reframes it…
Real loss is what happens when your heart learns what it means to give.
When you love something (or someone) more than yourself, you step into the highest form of courage.
You risk pain for purpose.
You trade comfort for connection. You hand over control and say, “This matters more than my ego.”
And when that love is gone, it hurts a little… not because you’re weak, but because you dared to care so deeply.
It’s the funny paradox of strength:
– You can build walls and never get hurt, OR
– Build love and become unbreakable through the hurt.
Don’t run from love out of fear of loss.
Run toward it… only those who love beyond themselves ever fully live.
Real loss isn’t the end of love.
It’s the evidence that you had the courage to give it everything!