Unexpected Kindness: When Strangers Help a Parent in Need

Willingness to feel... We usually meet emotion in two ways: we either hold it in or let it out without really feeling it. Yes, expressing is healthier than holding it in. But there can be a more nourishing way. To feel it. To become intimate with the sensations underneath. To let the wave move through without trying to fix it. It begins with curiosity, the quiet spark that awakens willingness. Ability to feel... When you’ve spent years not really feeling, being asked to feel can seem like steppi