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End of May 2022: Leaving

Cover image by Amelia Fay

Leaving is hard. It is so hard to close chapters of one’s life, whether they last for a long time or for short periods of time. I often need time to process the big changes of life. The more profound lessons and realizations may not come until much, much later. Years, even.

I hope you are finding closure as the various doors of your life may be closing. I hope new doors open and the fresh air comes in. I hope all is well.

I feel very grateful for so many people in my life and I think I am going to find more ways to act on that feeling. Sending letters, giving them a call, etc.

At the end of the day, maybe loss is not as drastic as it seems. Or maybe it is exactly what you need. Or perhaps it is one of those phenomena of life that evades all explanation but asks only for acceptance.

End of June 2021: Considering

The midway point of the year… baby do you feel it.

I hope it has been a formative month for you despite the stifling weather (for those of you who are experiencing it). I am finding it hard to move myself to do more than I have to do. But that is also okay and it can even be a good thing.

One would think that summer is a time of youthhood and freedom and letting go. I feel like that’s how pop culture sells it to us. But I think it’s more often a time of reminiscing and nostalgia and uncertainty. These emotions feel so contradictory to the weather, but they keep coming. It’s so easy to feel older than you did last summer. Does anyone else feel this?

To combat this, I think trying new things is great. It can be such a weird thrill to step outside of your comfort zone. I am finding myself meeting and being around more people than I have in the past year. It’s so energizing! And when I want to be alone, I just let myself be alone.

HAWS: Have A Wistful Summer 🙂