Digging down a bit, processing in prose, some images, themes and feelings from my recent weeks, and stories from friends and colleagues who’ve been struggling.
\n(If we’ve spoken recently friend, know that I’m thinking of you.)
\n———————-
\nHow do you react when your peace is threatened?
\nHow do you calm the fear in someone’s eyes when they’re afraid?
\nEach of us hits a fucking wall of emotional exhaustion at our own limit, in our time.
\nSometimes, it’s a major disaster in a very bad year.
\nSometimes, it’s dark, scared moments in your head in any given month, where nobody else can see.
\nFor some, loss is a way of life, like the pain and pace of a marathon hike.
\nFor others, loss is a looping internal pain, a black hole to be repeatedly filled and emptied, or avoided.
\nWe’re each of us incomplete, finite, looking for something external to fulfill us.
\nWe’ve all had loss. We all share some truths, and maybe we see them, and maybe not.<\/p>\n
Happiness and love are the light source you cannot see.
\nLight itself is invisible: it can only be seen by its effect on other things.
\nSunlight lights up pollen and swirls of dust in its beams, reflecting the path to light the way.
\n“Got to be an Invisible Sun. Gives its heat to everyone.”<\/p>\n
So, my best advice is to be the light.
\nDon’t worry about not knowing what to say in some crucial moment.
\nDon’t worry about being shone on yourself, being lit up by the embarassing frailty of your heart.
\nWe all have that. Nobody is any less scared than you are.
\nBe a way to help someone else shine, even if it’s just by being comforting company – a presence, a companion.
\nBear witness, lend a hand, an arm, a shoulder, a hug, a kiss.
\nBe the light, the warmth, that the moment needs.
\nHelp others find their way, and your own path will never be unlit.<\/p>\n
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