“You can think of the groundlessness and openness of insecurity as a

chance that we’re given over and over to choose a fresh alternative.

Things happen to us all the time that open up the space. This

spaciousness, this wide?open, unbiased, unprejudiced space is

inexpressible and fundamentally good and sound. It’s like the sky.”- Pema Chodron, *Practicing Peace in Times of War*

A friend is going through a divorce and I sent that quote to her today. I believe that empathy and commiseration are serious tools for dealing with a broken heart and so I had been trying to describe to my friend a feeling I’ve had when everything has fallen apart and I am suddenly peeled like an onion and left out in the strong wind – my emotions utterly bare. I think Pema Chodron has found the right words for this sensation, and so I used hers.

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