Last month, my son came to visit and was home for all of an hour when he received a devastating phone call, news that would send him into the kind of hysterics I’ve never witnessed. He was half shrieking, half screaming. He was punching walls. Hyperventilating. Pacing in broken circles. Mashing fists into his face. […]
The Thing About Loneliness
Loneliness is a trick your mind plays on you. It’s crafty and insidious, and it doesn’t like to lose. Loneliness is also a little bit scary. It’s actually a truth, not trickery at all. It both corrodes and guts you when you’re most empty. It laughs while deflating you, even when you had no air […]
The Thing About Books
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how […]
The Thing About Being a Human Being
Oh, the heartbreakingly tender weight of being human. – Ava Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. – Seneca What we don’t need in the midst of struggle, is shame for being human. – Brene Brown RULES FOR BEING HUMAN (Handed down from ancient Sanskrit) You Will Receive a Body […]
The Thing About Missing
The sad truth is we’re all missing someone. And we’re hoping that, wherever they are, they’re missing us right back. —Randomgirl202 There are a lot of things I miss right now. But what I miss most is my friends. Seeing them in person. Hugging them. Loving them, face to face, where some kind of screen […]
The Thing About Crying
“Take your hands out of your pockets, let the water run, don’t worry about tomorrow when yesterday is gone…”—CAAMP, “Of Love and Life” I haven’t necessarily been counting, yet I know it’s been sixteen hours and thirteen minutes since I last cried. In a way that feels like a lifetime, a lifeline, or an accomplishment, […]
