I have navigated 40 yrs of intense grief and loss from the lack of healthy connection with my adult son and daughter. The abusive actions of their father and his continued precense in their lives has fractured the attachment bonds between my son, daughter and myself.
It is discouraging and disheartening after seeking many different healing modalities, and therapies of all kinds for my family I do not have a healthy , loving connection with my son and daughter.
I left their dad when my twins were 2 yrs old and worked thru the court system to keep them safe from their father.
I raised them as a single parent with very little family support- mainly support from therapists .
The effects of his abuse has carried on for decades.
I am tired and weary.
Each day is an exercise in clinging to Spirit and not giving up entirely.
This Talk has been helpful. Thank you.
It has helped me today, again- to put 1 foot in front of the other, And Trust and Surrender into the Power bigger than myself.
I have navigated 40 yrs of intense grief and loss from the lack of healthy connection with my adult son and daughter. The abusive actions of their father and his continued precense in their lives has fractured the attachment bonds between my son, daughter and myself.
It is discouraging and disheartening after seeking many different healing modalities, and therapies of all kinds for my family I do not have a healthy , loving connection with my son and daughter.
I left their dad when my twins were 2 yrs old and worked thru the court system to keep them safe from their father.
I raised them as a single parent with very little family support- mainly support from therapists .
The effects of his abuse has carried on for decades.
I am tired and weary.
Each day is an exercise in clinging to Spirit and not giving up entirely.
This Talk has been helpful. Thank you.
It has helped today, again- to put 1 foot in front of the other, And Trust and Surrender into the Power bigger than myself.
Tara, thank you for your wisdom and loving guidance with grief. As I hold close to my heart the loss of my loving dog, your words and energy opened my heart to release another layer of grief and allowing a sense of peace and hope to be present. 🙏🏻
Thank you for your beautiful suggestions. I realize that I have had a sense of belonging from my husband children sisters in law friends church and community. Today I found something I had written in early 2022 after having cataract surgery in one eye and how beautiful the new eye was and how dull the other eye was. I then went on to describe my elation was when my father told me that I had a new baby sister— after 3brothers. I called my piano teacher who drove me to see her in the nursery. I was 11. On this day in 2022 it was her birthday. We hadn’t exchanged birthday cards for 10 years. I reflected that I had managed to take care of myself and not let myself be destroyed. I was happy that we stayed in Marquette MI. Then in November 2022 with no warning I flunked a stress test and had a triple heart bypass surgery which recovered nicely. I’m having trouble now after losing our son and 2 brothers in 2025. I find your suggestions helpful and hopeful as I am capable of having compassion for myself and my recurrent pain. I am part of a larger family and faith in the universe. Thanks for all of your help and support as so many of us go through so much pain and sharing our love we bring to each other.
Thank you for providing space for my grief to be seen, felt and honored through your meditation and sharing of personal experience. Everything that I needed to hear in this moment was beautifully received.
The feeling of alone ness prevails so much, so deeply and so commonly with people. so much that many have forgotten what it’s like to belong, including myself. I will work with my clients to help them feel they belong as they turn toward the pain.
I am not a practitioner. I am a retired ER nurse, I still work 1 day a week with home health.
My husband has dementia , I am his caregiver.
I have a meditation practice that helps me “feel held”in more ways than I can number. There are days there isn’t time to sit for very long at all. But I always come back to the seat, whether in the car or working in the yard.
Feeling like a program like this will be beneficial at this stage of my life.
Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge, teaching and insight.
Sometimes it’s so difficult to feel this belonging, sometimes you feel so alone despite family, friends, connections, it’s like you live in a universe which seems so indifferent. Thanks, Tara! It would be healing meeting you in person!
just feeling so lost its like half of me is gone just find it so lonely and very sad all the time was married for 51 years since i was 18 .we went everywhere together every day as john did deliveries all over the country so i knew nothing else
as always thank you Tara. for me it was not a person. it was knowing/accepting/remembering that, since the beginning of time people have said goodbye to their beloved ones. I was not alone. this allowed me to know that I to could live on, that I could move ahead in my grief toward so kind of healing.
I find it very difficult connecting to this light because the person I lost was my light, it was a pet that helped me through depression and I feel lost without him.
i lost my husband just going on 4 years was married at 18 for 51 years i feel so lost also my mam passed last september aged 93 then my brother in law died first of december last now my brother in law has terminal lung cancer .life is so cruel .i feel half of me is missing as my husband drove a small van doing deliveries all over the country so i went with him every day .
I am not a practioner……….this is what I need to hear when I am so overwhelmed with loss of so many people and things. Thank you………I so appreciate all of these teachings
Thank you Tara. In my experience embodying the favourable memories of the love shared with the one who past on or the one who moved leaving one behind without saying goodbye or the one who did not bring a closure ending to the relationship but just disappeared without saying anything, all these losses feeling acknowledging the favourable memories and allow the painful felt sense of loss over time looses its grip and space arises to embody the confidence of letting go in giving oneself permission to experience the new beginnings of opening the heart for new possibilities relationships/connections and celebrating inherent sanity of moving on with secure attachments those profound beautiful past experiences memories of the love that was present and is still present inside the heart even though the person is no longer with one, while relinquish insecure attachments to see things through a fresh lens and give longing a place of welcoming through inner refuge rather than grasping to so to speak ‘jump out’ to catch the first fly 😉 like a frog sitting on a river bank consuming grabbing snatching at the fly to relieve its hunger i.e in this case instead that one trying to fill the longing with temporary fulfilment it is met through deep inner lovingkindness within giving warmth to the painful longing which eventually over time the root pain is no longer taking a grip on one freaking out 😉 and one is free from suffering through relinquishing insecure attachments. One is giving one permission to see and hear ones longings i.e longings become heard and seen by oneself and this brings endless freedom free from any attachments even the secure attachments leave no imprint behind like a bird in the sky leaves no imprint behind, one feels boundlessly free and content. Namaste
The reflection we just did was helpful to me. I was able to draw to mind someone who is very compassionate and caring. I could feel their presence with me as I struggle through the loss of my golden retriever, honey. Her death was very sudden and I am grieving deeply. I live alone and she was my constant companion. But these three sessions I love him too, acknowledge the loss and move slowly to a better place.
I lost/ surrendered to the separation and ‘end’ of a relationship that meant the world to me, almost 3 yrs ago. I had little idea how devastatingly upturned my life would become for the void.
For the first several months I was paralyzed in pain.
I have been discovering just how deeply in love with and appreciated her as time has passed and the grief seems deeper each time it rises and encircles me… not lighter, as time would naturally heal.
The light force, energy, confidence and joie de vivre that I have known all of my 67 years has gone.
I feel lost and hopeless.
I have a cat, new this year after loosing 3 last year, Buttercup… that is my focus and unconditional love.
Last night, while struggling with sleep… I envisioned myself in the huge palms of God and asked to be held. I asked Mother Mary to hold me.
I saw myself as a tiny, innocent adult child surrendering to it all and I claimed my innocence and vulnerability.
I didn’t fall to deep sleep… though, a place where I felt safe enough to stay I that quiet, restful, vulnerable space and just be still ~ without asking or expecting anything of myself.
I have been a healing practitioner for almost 25 years. My clients and participants are 65 and older, many are grieving loss of loved partners, whether through divorce or death. I find myself one of those as well. Having to take great self care at this time and come forward simultaneously for my clients can be rewarding yet also challenging and difficult as well.
The waves of grief keep showing up. A year ago I held my husband’s hand as he Had M.A.I.D bring his heart to a stop. In Canada MAID is Medical Assisted In Death.
Yes, all the loss, the clingings, all our life and dreams together. Then I was diagnosed with cancer 4th stage, thsi was teh 3rd time cancer showed up for me.
Its been a powerful catalyst for me to truly connect to who I am and allow my new life and deep healing. Transforming.
In this practice with Tara, teh tears streamed but I allowed teh sense of belonging and being held by my GrandFather Tree where I use to sit under when I was a teen to hold me. That tree taught me that nature doesnt judge. Calling in unconditional Love of teh Universe to hold me.
Thankyou
Blessings
Nature, hiking to exhaustion, meditation, reading, losing myself in my beading projects … and finally, eight years after losing my mom/best friend in a traumatic fashion, I allowed myself the grace of seeking professional help.
I’ve just lost my husband of 58 years ~ some of the disbelief is opening up to deep grief. I have a beautiful angel that my mother had given to me and I now keep it within my sight to feel held during this difficult time. Sleeping with my husband’s cozy shirt last night made me feel closer to him. And I will continue to take dance classes as I can surrender to the music and movement. Some days, nothing helps and I have to surrender to that as well.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏
Thank you so much for this offering- do you offer something similar/ how can I access for one’s own grief? I think it links to this, I’m not sure. Thank you so much!!!
Submersing myself into the depths of the memories of the joy, peace and safety I felt always when my beloved held me in his arms. We felt each others heartbeat’s, we shared the same deep sigh of bliss, belonging and gratitude for the presence of one another.
I am not a professional practitioner, I am a practicer, and I often turn to your teachings, Tara. Thank you so much. My grown son, his father and I are all going through a deep loss, and I found myself calling out to a dear friend who died many years ago, when I was pregnant with my son. It was a surprise to me, to be asking her to hold me, yet it was right.
There is a painting by Chagall which is my touchstone with this friend. I will now get the postcard of that painting which came to me so long ago, and place it on my bed stand. She was a beautiful friend and I will ask her to be with me for awhile…..thank you for your loving wisdom, Tara 💞
Thank you for speaking about grief and belonging. I recently lost my husband of 30 years from dementia. I surround myself with my 3 cats and an older dog. They have been here with my grief the whole time. This talk that Tara Brach gives was helpful to acknowledge that we all go thru grief and acknowledge that the pain and how we navigate this is valid for each of us.
I realized that my connection to nonduality is that passion which we hold me and see me though as I thought I lost my safe place, yet the internal connection with all that is, it what will guide me through.
Friends, and more friends! My family
Buddhist views and practices
Self care, self love, gratitude
Five Rythmns static dance and delving into creativity through African drumming, story telling and Clowning courses…
These talks have helped me to respond to recent news of a marital separation that I just did not ever expect. I felt the shock, then numbness, then the disbelief, and a wave of memories, followed by grief. The grief was not because the beloved couple and their child were suffering. In fact, the relationship and the individuals had been transforming over time and had come to a place of finding what they needed, through self awareness, seeking support, self inquiry and reflection, and communication. The grief was an acknowledgement the something deep and meaningful was ending and something newly evolving was replacing it. That felt more like acceptance and welcoming, while acknowledging the tender pain of letting go of something beautiful and cherished.
I’ve been in immense physical pain for the last few weeks, bringing up fear and uncertainty. I don’t relate to a higher power, but I do find comfort in music and nature. Unfortunately, I’m unable to walk or dance right now – my two physical outlets. I’ve been listening to a lot of Tara’s talks online. That’s helping me connect to a broader community.
thank you.
i lost my father recently and Im in his house alone. i keep picturing his last hours when I was with him.
it does help remindibg myself I am part of something greater. and remembering tge closeness and support of someone I love.
These talks have helped me to respond to recent news of a marital separation that I just did not ever expect. I felt the shock, then numbness, then the disbelief, and a wave of memories, followed by grief. The grief was not because the beloved couple and their child were suffering. In fact, the relationship and the individuals had been transforming over time and had come to a place of finding what they needed, through self awareness, seeking support, self inquiry and reflection, and communication. The grief was an acknowledgement the something deep and meaningful was ending and something newly evolving was replacing it. That felt more like acceptabcecand welcoming while acknowledging the tender pain of letting go of something beautiful and cherished.
Yesterday, when I was in the throes of panic, I had the thought: “This is perfect. Karma has arranged the perfect conditions for me to learn the cost of not taking care of what I’ve been avoiding.” Then a sister texted me: “Are you available to call our sister? She’s panicking. She’s been seen by staff and she’s okay but she’s frightened.” I thought, “In my condition?!?!? In full meltdown myself!?!?” I reached for the phone and called my sister. We told each other where in our bodies we were feeling it most intensely. We breathed together and our breaths got longer. I told her about “the recitation of triumphs” exercise Id read about the previous morning and tried to get her to try it with me. She couldn’t come up with any so I told her her triumphs as I saw them. I told her about the recitation of avoidance strategies Id put in the first comment space on this cite, how I only realized after I’d hit “submit” that other respondents weren’t putting their last names in and I’d asked myself how I felt about outing myself that way. I told her that I was fine about it. That everything on my list of avoidance strategies was evidence that I was human. And nothing on the list diminished my preciousness as a human who is doing her best. And saying that out loud moved me to tears. Being there for my sister and for myself, standing up for our vulnerability, these helped me get through the rest of the day.
annmarie says
I have navigated 40 yrs of intense grief and loss from the lack of healthy connection with my adult son and daughter. The abusive actions of their father and his continued precense in their lives has fractured the attachment bonds between my son, daughter and myself.
It is discouraging and disheartening after seeking many different healing modalities, and therapies of all kinds for my family I do not have a healthy , loving connection with my son and daughter.
I left their dad when my twins were 2 yrs old and worked thru the court system to keep them safe from their father.
I raised them as a single parent with very little family support- mainly support from therapists .
The effects of his abuse has carried on for decades.
I am tired and weary.
Each day is an exercise in clinging to Spirit and not giving up entirely.
This Talk has been helpful. Thank you.
It has helped me today, again- to put 1 foot in front of the other, And Trust and Surrender into the Power bigger than myself.
annmarie says
I have navigated 40 yrs of intense grief and loss from the lack of healthy connection with my adult son and daughter. The abusive actions of their father and his continued precense in their lives has fractured the attachment bonds between my son, daughter and myself.
It is discouraging and disheartening after seeking many different healing modalities, and therapies of all kinds for my family I do not have a healthy , loving connection with my son and daughter.
I left their dad when my twins were 2 yrs old and worked thru the court system to keep them safe from their father.
I raised them as a single parent with very little family support- mainly support from therapists .
The effects of his abuse has carried on for decades.
I am tired and weary.
Each day is an exercise in clinging to Spirit and not giving up entirely.
This Talk has been helpful. Thank you.
It has helped today, again- to put 1 foot in front of the other, And Trust and Surrender into the Power bigger than myself.
Laura Walsh says
‘To be held’… to be a part of… to be of service and not in denial of the pain…to be aware how connected and in communication.. to be aware of shifts
Martha Weiner says
Tara, thank you for your wisdom and loving guidance with grief. As I hold close to my heart the loss of my loving dog, your words and energy opened my heart to release another layer of grief and allowing a sense of peace and hope to be present. 🙏🏻
Kathy says
Thank you for your beautiful suggestions. I realize that I have had a sense of belonging from my husband children sisters in law friends church and community. Today I found something I had written in early 2022 after having cataract surgery in one eye and how beautiful the new eye was and how dull the other eye was. I then went on to describe my elation was when my father told me that I had a new baby sister— after 3brothers. I called my piano teacher who drove me to see her in the nursery. I was 11. On this day in 2022 it was her birthday. We hadn’t exchanged birthday cards for 10 years. I reflected that I had managed to take care of myself and not let myself be destroyed. I was happy that we stayed in Marquette MI. Then in November 2022 with no warning I flunked a stress test and had a triple heart bypass surgery which recovered nicely. I’m having trouble now after losing our son and 2 brothers in 2025. I find your suggestions helpful and hopeful as I am capable of having compassion for myself and my recurrent pain. I am part of a larger family and faith in the universe. Thanks for all of your help and support as so many of us go through so much pain and sharing our love we bring to each other.
Jane says
Thank you for providing space for my grief to be seen, felt and honored through your meditation and sharing of personal experience. Everything that I needed to hear in this moment was beautifully received.
Marsaye says
The feeling of alone ness prevails so much, so deeply and so commonly with people. so much that many have forgotten what it’s like to belong, including myself. I will work with my clients to help them feel they belong as they turn toward the pain.
Susan M says
A sense of comfort and support
Vera says
I am not a practitioner. I am a retired ER nurse, I still work 1 day a week with home health.
My husband has dementia , I am his caregiver.
I have a meditation practice that helps me “feel held”in more ways than I can number. There are days there isn’t time to sit for very long at all. But I always come back to the seat, whether in the car or working in the yard.
Feeling like a program like this will be beneficial at this stage of my life.
Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge, teaching and insight.
Isa Milillo says
Sometimes it’s so difficult to feel this belonging, sometimes you feel so alone despite family, friends, connections, it’s like you live in a universe which seems so indifferent. Thanks, Tara! It would be healing meeting you in person!
Julie says
Being accepted by others
Alice Purcell says
just feeling so lost its like half of me is gone just find it so lonely and very sad all the time was married for 51 years since i was 18 .we went everywhere together every day as john did deliveries all over the country so i knew nothing else
D says
as always thank you Tara. for me it was not a person. it was knowing/accepting/remembering that, since the beginning of time people have said goodbye to their beloved ones. I was not alone. this allowed me to know that I to could live on, that I could move ahead in my grief toward so kind of healing.
jacaranda says
I find it very difficult connecting to this light because the person I lost was my light, it was a pet that helped me through depression and I feel lost without him.
Alice Purcell says
i lost my husband just going on 4 years was married at 18 for 51 years i feel so lost also my mam passed last september aged 93 then my brother in law died first of december last now my brother in law has terminal lung cancer .life is so cruel .i feel half of me is missing as my husband drove a small van doing deliveries all over the country so i went with him every day .
Nancy says
My beautiful rescue kittens
Colette says
I am not a practioner……….this is what I need to hear when I am so overwhelmed with loss of so many people and things. Thank you………I so appreciate all of these teachings
Kerry whitaker says
We are not alone❤️❤️
Charmaine says
Thank you Tara. In my experience embodying the favourable memories of the love shared with the one who past on or the one who moved leaving one behind without saying goodbye or the one who did not bring a closure ending to the relationship but just disappeared without saying anything, all these losses feeling acknowledging the favourable memories and allow the painful felt sense of loss over time looses its grip and space arises to embody the confidence of letting go in giving oneself permission to experience the new beginnings of opening the heart for new possibilities relationships/connections and celebrating inherent sanity of moving on with secure attachments those profound beautiful past experiences memories of the love that was present and is still present inside the heart even though the person is no longer with one, while relinquish insecure attachments to see things through a fresh lens and give longing a place of welcoming through inner refuge rather than grasping to so to speak ‘jump out’ to catch the first fly 😉 like a frog sitting on a river bank consuming grabbing snatching at the fly to relieve its hunger i.e in this case instead that one trying to fill the longing with temporary fulfilment it is met through deep inner lovingkindness within giving warmth to the painful longing which eventually over time the root pain is no longer taking a grip on one freaking out 😉 and one is free from suffering through relinquishing insecure attachments. One is giving one permission to see and hear ones longings i.e longings become heard and seen by oneself and this brings endless freedom free from any attachments even the secure attachments leave no imprint behind like a bird in the sky leaves no imprint behind, one feels boundlessly free and content. Namaste
Debbie Blair says
The reflection we just did was helpful to me. I was able to draw to mind someone who is very compassionate and caring. I could feel their presence with me as I struggle through the loss of my golden retriever, honey. Her death was very sudden and I am grieving deeply. I live alone and she was my constant companion. But these three sessions I love him too, acknowledge the loss and move slowly to a better place.
Diana says
I lost/ surrendered to the separation and ‘end’ of a relationship that meant the world to me, almost 3 yrs ago. I had little idea how devastatingly upturned my life would become for the void.
For the first several months I was paralyzed in pain.
I have been discovering just how deeply in love with and appreciated her as time has passed and the grief seems deeper each time it rises and encircles me… not lighter, as time would naturally heal.
The light force, energy, confidence and joie de vivre that I have known all of my 67 years has gone.
I feel lost and hopeless.
I have a cat, new this year after loosing 3 last year, Buttercup… that is my focus and unconditional love.
Last night, while struggling with sleep… I envisioned myself in the huge palms of God and asked to be held. I asked Mother Mary to hold me.
I saw myself as a tiny, innocent adult child surrendering to it all and I claimed my innocence and vulnerability.
I didn’t fall to deep sleep… though, a place where I felt safe enough to stay I that quiet, restful, vulnerable space and just be still ~ without asking or expecting anything of myself.
Sharon McWilliams says
I have been a healing practitioner for almost 25 years. My clients and participants are 65 and older, many are grieving loss of loved partners, whether through divorce or death. I find myself one of those as well. Having to take great self care at this time and come forward simultaneously for my clients can be rewarding yet also challenging and difficult as well.
Sherri says
The waves of grief keep showing up. A year ago I held my husband’s hand as he Had M.A.I.D bring his heart to a stop. In Canada MAID is Medical Assisted In Death.
Yes, all the loss, the clingings, all our life and dreams together. Then I was diagnosed with cancer 4th stage, thsi was teh 3rd time cancer showed up for me.
Its been a powerful catalyst for me to truly connect to who I am and allow my new life and deep healing. Transforming.
In this practice with Tara, teh tears streamed but I allowed teh sense of belonging and being held by my GrandFather Tree where I use to sit under when I was a teen to hold me. That tree taught me that nature doesnt judge. Calling in unconditional Love of teh Universe to hold me.
Thankyou
Blessings
Terry says
I have lost my son to severe mental illness. One thing that helps me is reminding myself that being kind to others helps soften my own pain.
Kess says
Nature, hiking to exhaustion, meditation, reading, losing myself in my beading projects … and finally, eight years after losing my mom/best friend in a traumatic fashion, I allowed myself the grace of seeking professional help.
Diane says
I’ve just lost my husband of 58 years ~ some of the disbelief is opening up to deep grief. I have a beautiful angel that my mother had given to me and I now keep it within my sight to feel held during this difficult time. Sleeping with my husband’s cozy shirt last night made me feel closer to him. And I will continue to take dance classes as I can surrender to the music and movement. Some days, nothing helps and I have to surrender to that as well.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏
Matilda Rose Cantwell says
Thank you so much for this offering- do you offer something similar/ how can I access for one’s own grief? I think it links to this, I’m not sure. Thank you so much!!!
Meghan Anderson says
I felt ease and warmth. I visualized all the beings I feel love toward and nature.
Sarah Wayland says
Tuning into and fully witnessing every small act of kindness and generosity has been a potent salve for helping heal the pain of my grief.
Barbara Wychopen says
Submersing myself into the depths of the memories of the joy, peace and safety I felt always when my beloved held me in his arms. We felt each others heartbeat’s, we shared the same deep sigh of bliss, belonging and gratitude for the presence of one another.
Lorri Holt says
I am not a professional practitioner, I am a practicer, and I often turn to your teachings, Tara. Thank you so much. My grown son, his father and I are all going through a deep loss, and I found myself calling out to a dear friend who died many years ago, when I was pregnant with my son. It was a surprise to me, to be asking her to hold me, yet it was right.
There is a painting by Chagall which is my touchstone with this friend. I will now get the postcard of that painting which came to me so long ago, and place it on my bed stand. She was a beautiful friend and I will ask her to be with me for awhile…..thank you for your loving wisdom, Tara 💞
Marie Pauline O'Reilly says
I trust the larger belonging of God, family and friends. I ask Jesus to be beside me and go before me.
Kristy Schaefle says
Thank you for speaking about grief and belonging. I recently lost my husband of 30 years from dementia. I surround myself with my 3 cats and an older dog. They have been here with my grief the whole time. This talk that Tara Brach gives was helpful to acknowledge that we all go thru grief and acknowledge that the pain and how we navigate this is valid for each of us.
Fi says
I realized that my connection to nonduality is that passion which we hold me and see me though as I thought I lost my safe place, yet the internal connection with all that is, it what will guide me through.
Ruth says
Friends, and more friends! My family
Buddhist views and practices
Self care, self love, gratitude
Five Rythmns static dance and delving into creativity through African drumming, story telling and Clowning courses…
Linda Elarde says
These talks have helped me to respond to recent news of a marital separation that I just did not ever expect. I felt the shock, then numbness, then the disbelief, and a wave of memories, followed by grief. The grief was not because the beloved couple and their child were suffering. In fact, the relationship and the individuals had been transforming over time and had come to a place of finding what they needed, through self awareness, seeking support, self inquiry and reflection, and communication. The grief was an acknowledgement the something deep and meaningful was ending and something newly evolving was replacing it. That felt more like acceptance and welcoming, while acknowledging the tender pain of letting go of something beautiful and cherished.
Eva says
Thank you, Tara, for these beautiful thoughts and reflections, which bring such warmth and understanding to the experience of grief and loss.
Hana says
My husband and friends, compassion towards myself, mindfullness, ecstatic dance, music, going for walks, nature.
Jodi Selene says
I’ve been in immense physical pain for the last few weeks, bringing up fear and uncertainty. I don’t relate to a higher power, but I do find comfort in music and nature. Unfortunately, I’m unable to walk or dance right now – my two physical outlets. I’ve been listening to a lot of Tara’s talks online. That’s helping me connect to a broader community.
Lucy says
thank you.
i lost my father recently and Im in his house alone. i keep picturing his last hours when I was with him.
it does help remindibg myself I am part of something greater. and remembering tge closeness and support of someone I love.
Nev says
Remembering that my love for that person stays with me, even though I cannot see her anymore
Linda says
These talks have helped me to respond to recent news of a marital separation that I just did not ever expect. I felt the shock, then numbness, then the disbelief, and a wave of memories, followed by grief. The grief was not because the beloved couple and their child were suffering. In fact, the relationship and the individuals had been transforming over time and had come to a place of finding what they needed, through self awareness, seeking support, self inquiry and reflection, and communication. The grief was an acknowledgement the something deep and meaningful was ending and something newly evolving was replacing it. That felt more like acceptabcecand welcoming while acknowledging the tender pain of letting go of something beautiful and cherished.
Leon Orgel says
Thank you very much – that was quite beautiful.
Joan Gold says
Spirituality, gratitude practice, mindfulness practice
Brenda says
I envisioned Jesus sitting on the,steps next to, listening to my thoughts. I felt heard!
when i opened my eyes, the Sun was out!!!
Maureen says
Morning walks in nature
Playing the piano
And feeling the presence of my angels hovering near
Bianca says
Long walks in nature and good friends who I could contact any time and checked in anytime
Kelly Burnett says
Thank you. This has help me process the loss of a beloved cat this week as well as strengthen my abilities to help clients who are experiencing grief.
Donni Kennedy says
Yesterday, when I was in the throes of panic, I had the thought: “This is perfect. Karma has arranged the perfect conditions for me to learn the cost of not taking care of what I’ve been avoiding.” Then a sister texted me: “Are you available to call our sister? She’s panicking. She’s been seen by staff and she’s okay but she’s frightened.” I thought, “In my condition?!?!? In full meltdown myself!?!?” I reached for the phone and called my sister. We told each other where in our bodies we were feeling it most intensely. We breathed together and our breaths got longer. I told her about “the recitation of triumphs” exercise Id read about the previous morning and tried to get her to try it with me. She couldn’t come up with any so I told her her triumphs as I saw them. I told her about the recitation of avoidance strategies Id put in the first comment space on this cite, how I only realized after I’d hit “submit” that other respondents weren’t putting their last names in and I’d asked myself how I felt about outing myself that way. I told her that I was fine about it. That everything on my list of avoidance strategies was evidence that I was human. And nothing on the list diminished my preciousness as a human who is doing her best. And saying that out loud moved me to tears. Being there for my sister and for myself, standing up for our vulnerability, these helped me get through the rest of the day.
Lori Goldblatt says
The service and care to others – the moments of profound connection beyond words helps me in mundane moments.