i want to change the world but still i sleep

i started writing but then i got a text from a friend.  it was kind of a sad text-- i mean, she is experiencing something sad right now.

i didn't know what to text back her- (my friend).  like i wanted to say something all uplifting and wise-- but i couldn't think of anything.  some things just suck and there is nothing else to say but i'm sorry, that sucks.  sometimes it just feels good for someone to acknowledge and even validate that a situation blows.

as people, we are always trying to fix things for one another but some things can't be fixed with one good sentence.  sometimes we just need to feel sad or angry or sorry for ourselves and the people around us just need to let us feel what we need to feel.  i can hold that space for her.  (i hope she knows that).

life is not always a bouquet of neon helium balloons.  sometimes the glass IS half empty.  we are allowed to not "look on the bright side" if we don't feel like it for one fucking day...  it is okay.  it's all okay.

we don't have to know how we are going to get through it.  we don't have to know how something is going to work out.  all we have to do is keep breathing.

xo xo xo