Sad to be here

[Norm914]

We’ve heard it said, “Misery loves company”. Perhaps, but I don’t think that’s the best way to put it.

We really don’t love being miserable. And we really don’t love being in the company of others who are miserable.

What we need is to connect with others who are sharing our experience. We need to know that our experience and feelings are valid. We need to know that we are not alone and that we’re not crazy.

We need to know that while we are in pain that we feel will never end, there are others who feel the same way. And still, that there are others who have found the light at the end of that tunnel.

We need to know that as we lie in an empty bed with tears in our eyes, somewhere there are many others who are sharing the same feeling in the same moment. If they can weather that moment, so can we.

We need to know that there are others who feel our hopeless, darkest hour, but still somehow remain hopeful. And if they can do it, so can we.

Just rambling…