Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Grateful for friendships that pull you out of the darkness - or let you stay there if you need to.

Do you ever feel stretched too thin?

Sometimes I feel that way.

I feel as though my heart wants to do so so much and so my head jumps in fully and then before I know it too much gets lost along the way.

And then there's so much to do and so many things to think about and suddenly ...

I stop.

I stop it all.

I hole up a bit.

I freeze.

I go off track.

Try not to be found.

I'm here - but I'm not answering the phone.

I've got my music blaring and my head is elsewhere.

My heart's exploding because the emotions are bubbling to the surface and suddenly I recognize.

I realize that those things ... all of those things ...

They're great. They're wonderful.

I truly DO want to do it all.

But sometimes they're distractions.

Sometimes I want to forget about feeling homesick.

I want to let go of the loss and the grief and the pain.

Sometimes I just want to move forward and find my way through the fog.

Whereas other times I need to wallow in it a bit.

And I need you to let me.

I've got incredible friends who listen when I hurt.

They know who they are. I won't point them out here.

They're the kinds of friends who don't need recognition. They're happy functioning in secret.

Supporting. Loving. Listening.

Reminding me that I don't have to come out and play if I don't want to, but that when I do they'll be there.

These are friends that come from this Internet world I call home. This blogosphere that has become so much more than a place to write and share my words.

A place where friendships form and last.

I'm truly grateful for those who pull me out of that darkness, but know me well enough to let me stay in it for a while when I need to.

Because sometimes?

I just need to.

17 comments:

  1. I love this and I "get" it on so many levels except for the fact I don't have any friends like the ones you describe. That wasn't meant as a 'woe is me' because I think it's truly wonderful that you have people you can count on in such an important way.

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  2. HUGS!!! I feel you on so many levels, my friend. I'm grateful for YOUR friendship too. Hugs again! <3

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  3. Good friends are the best kind. Some of my closest friends are blog-friends-turned-in-real-life friends.

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  4. I like how you wrote this--like it's just your thoughts and the process we go through to come to a conclusion. Glad your conclusion was about good friends.

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  5. My friends have helped me out of some dark places too. Keep looking for the light wherever you find it.

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  6. My BFF has had this saying since college " when you share your joys with a friend, you double them. When you share your worries, you cut them in half". After all these years I found that statement to be true. Friends can be amazing!

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  7. The best is when you share the darkness with a friend and they help shed light on it.

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  8. I'm loving this Andrea! I used to write just to write and realized how much better I felt after doing so. Keep it up!

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  9. Yep I totally get it. Friends like that are priceless.

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  10. Awww. Great post. I can so relate.

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  11. (( Hugs)) to you and of course we gotcha! We are a tribe, this crazy wonderful, blogging community we belong too. So you just be you!

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  12. So true and how wonderful that you have friends like this.. Bloggy ones or ones that are in your every day life can be so hard to find.

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  13. Your writing is always so good, Andrea. Thinking of you. This time of year can be tough when one loses a close family member. I wish I could say it gets easier...but thoughts of sadness will always be there. It's just a part of us now...My Dad is been gone almost 10 years. I can't even believe it.

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  14. Thank you for being vulnerable. It's a blessing to know that there are friends you can rely on.

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  15. Love This! I love the free-write style you used. Finding true friendship can be a once in the lifetime thing but when it is definitely a blessing.

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  16. Absolutely agree, I don't have a massive amount of friends here in the US but it's ok because the once I chose to have as friends have become my family and are always there for me.

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  17. I feel that way a lot! I'm constantly juggling so much and seem to short change myself. However, it's my friends that have always been there loving me unconditionally & picking me up!

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