To me, brave in sadness means sitting with my tender spots and my vulnerabilities. at the end of the exercise, what came through loud and clear for me were these words: i wanted to live my life brave in sadness, brave in love. one morning andrea led us through a truly transformative exercise that helped each of us define our core values – the heart and soul of our lives, the essence of who we are and what we want to invite more of into our lives. i’ve written about my tender spots around all of this here and here and here.īut then i learned something crucial during the retreat.

i also know how it feels to already be surrounded by true blue, real life friends, and still struggle with feelings of being excluded or not belonging. the truth is is that i know how it feels to witness the gatherings of kindred spirits and wonder why i wasn’t included. lord knows these are all feelings i know well and i certainly didn’t want to create these feeling for anyone who may read this blog. i worried about hurt feelings, bee stings of the heart, friends feeling left out. The truth is is that i wasn’t sure if i should blog about the love bomber retreat.

Love life be brave meaning