😔 Sometimes, when I am least expecting it, I feel a deep sadness and there is nothing I can do but just feel it. Never quite sure what I am supposed to do with it.
@aa Like an uninvited guest, I also have deep sadnesses that will show up for no external reason. My instinct was to hurriedly push them away, or distract myself until they left. Lately however, I’ve started calling their bluff and asking if they have something important to say.
Some are raving street preacher types who wail on and on, trying to convince you they have a point.
Others are quiet, dear friends sharing uncomfortable but important things you might not otherwise have known.
Sadnesses aren’t equal.
@gregmoore I appreciate you sharing this perspective. I guess sadness is just like any other “voice” one hears or imagines.
@aa You’re not alone, more often than not these days I feel a deep dread and despair for the state of affairs. Even more so for the future, and that my life in general feels like it has no forward momentum. Sometimes I don’t even know how to process it, so I just don’t.
I really like Greg’s advice to “call out” these feelings more. Focus on the ones we can change, as that is where our power and leverage over them lies.
// @gregmoore