You know, real talk: I am not having a great moment, day, week, or year. I keep pushing. I do. But it aint all roses and stories of triumph. And the truth is, it takes a lot of courage to be open and tell people when you are having a hard time. We live in a social media existence where everybody is supposed to put their best foot forward and the occasional confession is ok but if you are too down and too raw it gets too uncomfortable for people. We live in a world where we are constantly comparing our behind the scenes to someone elses highlight reel and its enough to make even the most optimistic of us lose it at the end of the day. For the last six months, I have been flailing on so many levels. And I bet some people are tired of hearing about it. Im tired too. I am tired of being someone that I feel like people in my life have to show up for. I am tired of being in constant crisis. I am tired of being a burden. But what I will say is this, each of us could be in a situation like mine at any moment, and if someone in your life is going through a difficult and terrifying time and they are brave enough to share with you that they are flailing, that they are scared and slipping away and dont know what to do, the very least you can do is acknowledge them. Thank you to every single person who has ever acknowledged me in the long run - not just on Facebook, but like, in real life - I am so eternally grateful to you, it forces me to hold on when I dont feel like holding on. But to those who havent, well, you know who you are, and frankly, today is a day I am not in a really forgiving mood. Even the most loving and affectionate of us have a ropes end. Ive reached mine.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:38:48 +0000
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