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The five stages of grief as described by the Kübler-Ross model: 
1)  Denial, 2) Anger, 3) Bargaining, 4) Depression, 5) Acceptance

Although experiencing any personal loss is a tragedy in and of itself, isn’t it a blessing to reach #5 after a long and windy road?  With loss comes gain, a strange formula that the heavens deem fit.  Counting my blessings…