There are times in life when you feel that there is nobody who understands your pain… There is nobody to whom you can reach out or speak your lonely words. You feel completely alone, unspeakably lonely. And then, you suddenly feel held, you are alone but you no longer feel lonely in your ache. For some this might be found in a faith, a universal connection: a sense of unity with humanity. Or this unseen force is found for many through a virtual world of words and sentiment, of shared expression, knowing and understanding. Over the past year, during times of intense struggle, there have been moments when I have found connection in the most unexpected places. There have been moments when people who I have never met have carried me through into the next moment that had felt impossible to reach, through their writing, their words, their understanding, their shared experience. Thro...
Women's Spiritual Poetry