I don’t consider myself to be an expert on a broken heart.  But if you are like me at all, then you’ve probably heard over and over that many people are feeling broken-hearted in these times.  Then when I listened to a podcast interview this last week with one of my favorite authors Parker Palmer, I came to understand that we all have our hearts broken in little ways every single day. In fact, anyone who knows how to experience love is vulnerable. And every time something doesn’t go the way we expect,  hope or plan, our hearts crack just a little (or a lot.)  So, rather than pretend heartbreak doesn’t happen, or that it only happens to those with big tragedy and despair, I decided to share some observations and remedies that I learned from Palmer. [Read more…]