sometimes the worst thing to do is to get caught up in self-pity.

stop.

the spotlight is not on you. so quit acting like it's shining brightly at you.

today
perhaps because of exhaustion
part because of frustration
and definitely an added element of melancholia

i, at one point, just wanted to sit down and cry.

BUT.

the people around me are beautiful
and they have this way of just lifting my spirits without even knowing it.
because on days like these, even the smallest actions help

Dad, telling me to go sleep in his car while he drove me home.

My girls, exuding warmth and laughter. they're just plain good company and they never fail to cheer me up.

the online digital shoulders i find, who patiently lets me rant, objects to my one-sided versions of stories and centers me once again. and brings me the comfort i was seeking.

truly God has blessed me.