men will literally be like “God do you have to be such a stick in the mud, it was just a few degrading and misogynistic comments and they weren’t even about you this time”
thoughts that comfort me when things are just hard lately:
it is okay to not feel great, as long as you do not close. remain open…open-minded, open-heart. just stay open
do not hurt others just because you might be hurting. this does not help. this does not heal.
do your best to be compassionate
do your best to be gentle
do your best to be calm
do your best to be all of these things to others and to yourself
breathe. be curious and pay attention to the little things
remember that “pain” and “sadness” and feeling hurt and all the “icky” emotions that might be uncomfortable…are things to keep us present and remain ever-growing, ever-learning, ever-expanding