Mettā practice can be very helpful for moving past grief, loss, and pain. There is a level at which a release happens in the heart, and once these older wounds are allowed to release, the heart is much more free to be open, to offer love, to take chances with people and allow them into our heart space. Mettā practice opens us up to compassion, equanimity, joy, and forgiveness—being able to build bridges and hold opposite views. And this is what’s needed more than anything else in this divisive environment that we are living in. It’s revolutionary to be practicing mettā in this time.