I should be sleeping. I tried going to bed last night too, and it didn't work. I was up until some unfortunate hour, processing life. I've decided that women eat chocolate because the endorphins in their systems do not get to come out and play as much as they'd like. Chocolate makes a suitable substitute.
On a more serious note, I'm quickly being woken up to the fact that there are many women out there, women I know, that are hurting. But guess what? Nobody knows. We all walk around with how-are-yous, and I'm fine/great/ you? Nobody is taking time to get down to the underbelly of what we are all really feeling.
I had a good visit today with a friend of mine that I haven't connected with for awhile. I discovered that her life is not at all what it could be. She found out the same about me. I found in this friend an amazing strength, and an outlook on life that is incredibly strong. A third lady that we both know was pulled into the conversation, and before you know it, we were all awkwardly wiping tears from our eyes as we let each other see, briefly, who we really are. It was a powerful moment for me.
It's time to quit wearing the masks, reach out to my friends and start some real life conversations.
