I think it is offensive for me to tell you in what you're going through that it's sacred.

I think everyone who suffers has a wisdom the rest of us need.

And since we all suffer, we take turns.

So there's a companion in compassion with you if you're suffering,

if you're feeling fear, pain or grief.

It's not my place to tell you that sacred.

It's my place to love you and keep you company until you tell me what sacred about it.

Because you are the teacher when you're in that place.

So I've even felt like you are almost free falling through life with no safety net below.

Like a rug was ripped out from under you, leaving you disoriented and grasping for stability.

I'm wondering how to stop the fall, let alone find a way back up after it.

If so, you're not alone.

And we've all experienced those sometimes gut-wrenching moments of helplessness

as the ground crumbles beneath our feet.

But here's the truth, falling down isn't necessarily a bug in the human system,

but rather a universal part of the human experience.

No matter how we all tend to hide it and lead with how shiny,

happy, utterly manufactured our lives sometimes are,

that beautiful, delusional facade, what matters most is how we become present in

and find a sense of agency and strength to get back up again

when we are brought to our knees.

That doesn't mean ignoring the hard reality or quote,

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