Tanner's prompt for today is Grief/Loss.
I rarely cry.
I used to cry all the time, but after being teased for it so much in middle school, I learned how to keep it in. I'm still extremely emotional, don't get me wrong, but crying is hard. Which, oddly enough, makes me want to cry, but I can't, usually.
The most recent time I cried was after a nurse friend of mine described her current working environment for me. After we were done talking and I'd hung up the phone, I just sobbed. I am someone who always wants to fix things, and I was completely powerless. My friend was hurting, and there was nothing I could do. I cried for her, and I cried for me.
I've been trying to avoid writing about the Coronavirus because it seems like that's all we hear about everywhere these days. We need a break. But there's so much grief and loss right now. It's important to acknowledge it. It's important to be allow ourselves to be sad.
So I suppose that's my message for all of us tonight. Don't hold in your tears. Be sad if you need to be sad, and find the joy where you can.
Stay tuned for May 20th: Endurance.
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