Yesterday, in my Coping and Healing group, we talked about feeling unconditional love in our bodies. I could feel the love in my core; other people could feel the love in their upper chests, hearts, and tummies.
During these often loveless times, it is really important to feel the love.
Can you feel the love in my images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “feel the love” on YouTube:
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I hope you can feel the love in my gratitude for you.
Seven years ago (but who’s counting?), I created and published my other lone daily blog post with the title “Alone in the presence of others.”
In the presence of others, here and now, I notice that earlier blog post
Since then, I’ve made a t-shirt that says,”Alone in the presence of others,” which seems even more relevant during these pandemic days.
We are always in the presence of others, even when we feel alone. There’s a beautiful group intervention about that in the incredible new series GROUP on YouTube. GROUP features scripted characters, improvised interactions, and the renowned group therapist Elliot Ziesel, PhD as Dr. Ezra, the group leader. At the end of the first episode (at 14:31), there’s this exchange:
Karina: But the thing about unconditional love is that you can lose it.
Dr. Ezra: Unconditional love?
Karina: Yes.
Dr. Ezra: How can you lose that?
Karina: My mother died.
Karina: You don’t continue to talk to her? She doesn’t continue to live inside you somewhere?
Karina: She does.
Dr. Ezra: She’s gone, but she’s not dead.
Yesterday, when I was alone in the presence of others, I …
That delicious toasted quinoa was alone in the presence of others on my dinner plate last night, thanks to the presence of my dear husband Michael.
Would you like to be alone in the presence of others in the comments section, below?
Today’s expression of gratitude is alone in the presence of others.
