Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Ann J. Clark, author of the new Healing from Great Loss. Losing a loved one is one of life's most difficult experiences. I lost my daughter, my only child, unexpectedly several years ago. I call this kind of loss "great loss," because it hurts so much worse and is so much harder to move beyond than other losses that we may have experienced. Such a great loss is life-changing, but what that change turns out to be is up to us. One of the keys to creating a positive future after great loss can be found in defining moments. Defining moments spell out who we choose to be after we have lost someone or something that gives meaning to our lives