Some days are just shit. There is no joy. No sunshine. No happy place. The capacity to find even a remnant or sliver of goodness feels impossible. Yesterday was that kind of day. It felt like combat. With the extra addition of gaslighting and condescension. It is a recipe for a truly unpleasant day.
We all have those days, when people are just mean and nasty. Rude. And I wasn’t my best self. Couldn’t turn the other cheek. Let it roll off my back. Nope.
It really is easier to be kind.
But it can feel like a struggle. You try so hard to just do your thing, to grow. To bloom. To be additive. To contribute. To be useful. But around you is just junk. Other people spoiling and subtracting or elbowing in where they do not belong. Can’t you just leave me alone?
No. Nope. Definitely not.
Alone is not better. Being left alone is a lie, a trick. The isolation is unhealthy. Accept the nudge. The hug. The smile. The kindness. Believe in the chance. Allow the gentleness. Let the good be close. It is a powerful word: LET. To let something in is to have hope, faith, belief. Letting illuminates, fills, grows, blooms.
