There's someone I read every time they share their thoughts online, and every time I do I see how much they're caught in a really painful loop.
It sucks so much to be trapped in a way of thinking one can't escape (I've been caught in loops myself), but it's especially hard to see others caught, knowing that they have to a) recognize that they *are* in a loop, b) want to leave it, and c) make the first leap themselves.
It's so hard to give up what is familiar, though--even if it's killing you.
@MLClark
There are people I see just like that and my heart screams at my inability to help them fix themselves.
So as I've also seen you do, I sit or walk with them in their torment, trying to understand as best I can.
Sometimes I can share something to show them I relate, sometimes I've got nothing.
Sometimes, that person is me and I am grateful for those who choose to walk dome of my path with me.
You took the words right out of my mouth, Stuey - right down to the fact that I know you walk with people, too - you and Eleanor both! - and I'm so, so thankful that there are so many others who do likewise.
(I mean, I don't know about you, but I'm pretty rotten at being in 8 billion places all at once, myself! 😬)
What a wonder "presence" is, eh? To receive it from others, and to be able to offer it in turn, is one of life's many precious gifts.