When Things Fall Apart: The Practice.
get elephant's newsletter Part 1 of a 3 part series inspired by Pema Chodron and her book , When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times Part 1: The Fall Apart Heart “Funny how a heart shatters all at once, seems like it should make a sound” – The Weepies. The broken heart is an eternally human story ; it’s a rare bird who makes it through life unscathed. Even though I am, admittedly, somewhat of a relationship oddball, this story is about an unremarkable heartbreak: just an ordinary broken heart that also happened to change my life. I’ve had no shortage of test flights. Over the years, I’ve created every kind of relationship entertainment; uncommon fondness, major infatuation, distracting lust, or try-to-force-the-too-big-foot-into-the-too-small-shoe kind of relationships; one after another – a seemingly endless cycle of optimistic trial, and all-too-familiar error, all the while wondering if this is what the fuss is all about. I’ve noticed my pinched laugh when bum...