Everyone Is Heartbroken... Including you

Poetry, Passion, & Pleasure With Dale Biron

We are all heartbroken, so ignoring or denying it will not make it go away. However, to embrace our sorrow, and to embrace and help others with their sorrow can open up amazing possibilities. This episode is dedicated to poet-writer, Ross Gay who speaks eloquently and practically about the paradoxical relationship of sorrow and joy in his book called, "Inciting Joy." He said this, “Joy is what emanates from us as we help each other carry our sorrows. Joy understands that no one is without sorrow. Period. Everyone’s heartbroken. Which is also to say that everyone has the capacity for joy." Now, let me say this. Poetry can help. I offer these poems to all our broken hearts...