hugging grief

"If we hug the memory of our own grief to ourselves,

we can close our minds to other people's wretchedness."

-Karen Armstrong

It is imperative that we be part of a community.

We were divinely created for it, and

though our culture rallies around independence,

& pulling ourselves up by our own boot straps,

we are called to peel our hands away from the comfort of our self-hug,

and with open arms, both receive and give love to our neighbors and ourselves.

So go ahead, share your story today with someone whose story you don't already know.