Breathe in. Breathe out. There are just some things that can’t be fixed, I think. I am what I a...

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There are just some things that can’t be fixed, I think. I am what I am. I would like to be tougher. Cooler. I mean, not cool like the Fonz kinda cool, but cooler emotionally. I would like more space between my heart and my head so the latter might s...

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Ghostinthemachine · M

I appreciate the flag metaphor, works quite well for conveying how you feel.

On another note, a friend of mine calls me Fonzie 😆
I always thought of myself as more like Richie Cunningham.

JustNik · 51-55, F

@Ghostinthemachine maybe you’re Fonzie on the outside and Richie on the inside. Or maybe the other way round, really, so your inner Fonziness adds a cool veneer to your outer Richieness. Either way, I totally get it! 😄

Ghostinthemachine · M

@JustNik when I wear leather, I’m the Fonz.
When I’m charmingly awkward, I’m Richie C

DrWatson · 70-79, M

I can relate. And I have a very unsteady history of dealing with this.

For me, what has helped maintain that equilibrium, or balance, has been to have a daily routine of things that are spiritually/emotionally nourishing, and that cannot be affected by circumstances. Whether it be edifying reading, prayer, journaling, going for walks, aesthetically pleasing experiences like listening to music -- whatever it is, if it becomes a priority for me, if I do it every day and I know that I WILL do it every day, this puts the daily storms in perspective.

And yet, I have not always been real good at keeping to that routine, even though I know it is good for me!

JustNik · 51-55, F

@DrWatson even when the medicine tastes good, it’s still hard to take! lol 🤗 I find that always to be the case, anyway. I have to stay out in the wind, so to speak. The more I protect myself, the weaker I become, so I just have keep at it. Sometimes I get a bit Icarus-y or get caught in a storm and have to start over. We just keep coming around! 😄👍

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@JustNik [quote]even when the medicine tastes good, it’s still hard to take![/quote]

I am going to remember that one! 😄

PoetryNEmotion · F

You are you, Nik. You may change if you want. Yet do you really need to? I feel everything deeply. Yet I am strong. Each day we become older and wiser. I am happy to feel like I do. Carry on.

PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

You’ve always been a great writer, but when you convey the thoughts and state of existence that I find myself in yet lack the ability to put into words…🤯. The beauty and awe come even more fiercely.

I don’t really have a response to this…only that I’m right there with you needing the kind of reset that sets everything…or at least one thing right again. 💞

JustNik · 51-55, F

@PerfectionOfTheHeart You’re so much braver than I am, every single day. I hope you can prioritize yourself, truly now - I mean it! - and that whatever shape your reset takes, it serves you well and quickly! 🤗💕

Magenta · F

There is always such (human) beauty in how you express yourself, to me. 🩷

Why must the head be so dang far from the heart! 😄

JustNik · 51-55, F

@Magenta right?! Thank you 🙂

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

You need to grow a longer neck to increase the distance between head and heart.

JustNik · 51-55, F

@JoyfulSilence I probably shoulda thought of that when I was younger and a bit more flexible! 😄

OldBrit · 61-69, M

🤗

JustNik · 51-55, F

@OldBrit 🤗☺️ thank you

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@JustNik take care xx

OogieBoogie · F

Beautifully written - so expressive.

The wheel turns. If we didn't have the bad, the good wouldn't be so good.
For things to grow - we need both the sun AND the rain .

Hang in there.🤗

JustNik · 51-55, F

@OogieBoogie always hangin! 😂😄👍

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