A Journal Entry | October 15, 2022 |Together
We’re all going through something.
Whether it’s something that looms across the entirety of our day, or perhaps it’s a single thought that only occupies a few fleeting moments of our time, in any case, I’ve come to realize that we are all going through something. We are all thinking, processing, internalizing, pushing aside, accepting or letting go of something, and it’s truly unfortunate so many of us go at it alone. We subconsciously carry these expectations of ourselves, to know how to 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 and how to 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 all on our own, as though we were born to deal with anxiety, self-criticism, and overstimulation in the same way that we’ve evolved to deal with our innate needs. And although the idea of having the ability to handle all of this on our own may seem like a great feat, it’s also not sustainable.
Today, I learned that many of the thoughts that slosh around in my head, and those emotions that may fill up my throat, those things that can make me feel different, and isolated, are very likely the same things that might make 𝘺𝘰𝘶 feel that way too. Today, I felt the power of connecting, sharing, and realizing that we’re not alone in any of this, or at least we don’t have to be.
Although each of us have our own unique situations, and challenges, and we may never fully comprehend what others are going through, sharing our kindness, and a little bit of our time can make a world of difference to the people that we interact with. More often than not, we need to fight the instinct to pull away and be on our own, and rather seek connection amongst one another, and meet each other with a sense of compassion. Today I realized that although we are all going through something, we don’t have to go through it alone.
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Today was a good day. I spent the afternoon hiking with my girlfriends. Despite living less than an hour away, we still don’t see each other nearly enough. But today felt like a breath of fresh air as we embraced one another with the most familiar of hugs, the kind so tight you feel immediately lighter. We shared, we laughed, we acted in the same silly way we only do with each other, and we reminded each other that none of us are in this alone, nor will we ever be. <3
#KeepGoing
