Every so often I read something so close to my personal history that I feel completely gutted, as though I am again experiencing the disappointment and loss I once felt so acutely. My friend Elly sent a link to this letter in Salon's advice column, and it reminded me of how unkind we can be to ourselves - and how often we feel undeserving of love.
In response to the letter, the columnist writes, "You are a gentle and brave soul, and you are part of our tribe. Yes, we are a tribe, I think, a lost tribe of the world."
Who hasn't nursed a broken heart? I wouldn't want to know them. There is fellowship in loss.
Photographs by Barbara Vidal via Sugar Pop Tarts.
