Hello stranger,
You don’t know me, and I don’t know you, so what I’m not going to do is tell you how loed or special you area. Because we don’t know one another, that would feel odd. But here’s what I can say: you don’t need to do anything right now.
Whether you’re in agony, deep sorrow, despair, melancholy, or complete indifference, it can help to pause and remember this: feelings can be incredibly convincing, and like waves lapping onto the sand, they can shift with time. You don’t need to be strong, hopeful, or certain. You don’t need a reason that makes sense to anyone else.
You can simply allow this moment a little space, without asking anything more of yourself. You don’t have to decide anything beyond this moment. Like a wave, this intensity can rise and fall, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now. F you can, you might touch something real — a tree, the earth, anything solid — and let it gently anchor you to this moment.
That may be enough for right now. From someone who has also had to pause at times: I’m sending care your way.
Sam