Someone I value said to me last night:
"When you get to the grief phase, let me know."
She knew this change was a big deal and she knew it was for the best. She also knew it was at least a temporary if not a permanent goodbye to something I worked for (mostly successfully!) for over a decade, and she knew what happens when those kinds of goodbyes come into our lives. She figured out this whole picture. Then she offered her support.
This is a step above your basic entry-level human, here. ♥
"When you get to the grief phase, let me know."
She knew this change was a big deal and she knew it was for the best. She also knew it was at least a temporary if not a permanent goodbye to something I worked for (mostly successfully!) for over a decade, and she knew what happens when those kinds of goodbyes come into our lives. She figured out this whole picture. Then she offered her support.
This is a step above your basic entry-level human, here. ♥
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Ironically, I wrote a Facebook post today that spoke about how all different kinds of loss can define us ...
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Yes, my foot condition means I mostly can't dance at all. I still call, and I hope to be more active in calling now that I'm switching careers back to something with a semblance of free time.
Ah, I'd probably enjoy reading that FB post. Any chance you'd want to cross-post it here?
(Sadly, I've been away from FB so long that I've forgotten my password there. That too is a loss, but that one is very complex. Obviously there's the use of the platform for evil, which is hard to stomach. But the more pervasive bit is that the more of a snob or an intellectual bully a person is, the more hearts and thumbs up they get. People I like in real life are jerks on FB. Twice I had almost banned a person whom, in meatspace, I was in love with! On the other hand, it's really the best and nearly the only place to stay in touch with most people. So it is a very real loss.)
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"Tiring of the battles" oh goodness yes. It's as if I always had to be on the defensive, always wary, always ready for the next attack. I... didn't want to know that that's what people were like underneath, y'know? :(
*virtual hug offered*
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Er, um, I mean, she sounds like a really good person!
;-)
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(If I were to eat her all at once, of course, she just might enjoy it...)