It's good to notice the quiet period after a storm. This is the period where everything feels... "Relatively" normal, because normalcy is widely personal for everyone right? Strange, I notice this now. I also notice I don't sugarcoat almost everything now, for the sake of keeping everyone happy. And this too feels normal now. I … Continue reading Quiet notes
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Equanimity
Equanimity. A big word — and a strange one too. But I choose this word to be my focus for this month. Equanimity: being calm in the eye of the storm. My theme for this year is Peace, and I think it fits perfectly with November. I’ve come to realize that peace is not the … Continue reading Equanimity
Not my way
I’m learning to accept this part of him.His coping mechanism drives me nuts sometimes, but that’s because I expect him to be someone else. I compare myself with him — my way of fighting the storm against his way of waiting it out — and that’s not fair.He may not fight the storm the way … Continue reading Not my way