Basically I had just let down my guard, I had just done something I had been dreading for all my life.
Something in the back of my head had been telling me that in the moment in which you let down your guard, you irreparably give way to hurt and suffering.
That afternoon, as I let myself go into that hug, a very small breach was made into the walls I had been building up for all my life. That very small gesture felt surprisingly good and liberating.
So, once again, my feelings were proving my head wrong. Letting down my guard was probably going to expose me to the risk of being hurt, but, at the same time, it was giving way to the love and affection I had been needing like air.– Whitest Fly
Then it comes a moment in which your life gets shuffled by some event striking you the way a storm shakes up the sea and stirs up the underwater sand you’ve been grounding yourself on.
With time the sea will quieten and all of that sand will settle down again.
It always happens.
But chances are that not a single grain will fall back exactly where it was. Your grounding soil will look and feel different than it was before the storm hit.
But if you’re lucky enough, if you don’t miss the opportunity, your new grounding soil will wind up looking better and feeling stronger than it did before the storm.– Whitest Fly
Emotions can’t be planned ahead: you have to dive into them, if you really want to be alive.
Feel them, discover what they are telling about who you are and why.
Get to know yourself better, give space to every emotion you’re feeling.
Welcome that knowledge with acceptance and respect.
Remember that emotions are never wrong, they’re the natural reaction of your story in the person you are right now.
Reward yourself for your achievements and comfort yourself for your failures.
Be proud of your skills and look at your flaws with affection.– Whitest Fly
