There’s a little refrain in the middle of the Stars song ‘Your Ex Lover is Dead’ that I sometimes call upon when it seems like everything is upside down: “Live through this, and you won’t look back”. I just gotta make it though the next little bit, take life one day at a time or one hour at a time, depending on what’s needed. Live in manageable compartments of time. Sometimes I just need to step away from the world and find a little head space. I’m one of the lucky ones though. It’s manageable. For some, it’s not. If it’s not, talk to people, seek help, do whatever you can to make it that little bit better. Tiny steps. Tinier make them feel heard and listened to and understood.

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