Self-Sorting.

(Originally written December 11, 2022)

I’m trying to sort myself out lately. There are some things in life that kind of turn your world upside down, and I was fortunate enough that when mine was, I was reminded of a lot of the things I love in life.

The World Cup has been incredible this year. It started off slow, but the elimination matches have been mayhem. Unforgettable.

Back to the topic though, I think that as time drags on and things happen that are out of our control we can fall asleep. We get to be fine in a relationship that isn’t what we always wanted. We accept continuing to show up to a job that maybe we don’t love, but allows us to survive. We accept the things in life that happen to us because we want to survive.

But surviving isn’t living. And we all deserve to live our lives, they are very short after all. We deserve that love that gets us up in the morning and makes us laugh as we get ready for the day. We deserve that job that we want to pour extra time into because it means something to us. We deserve to go after our heart’s deepest desires and to go after them with everything we have.

Because we are human.

We are born into a system that piles up the odds against us. We’re exposed to all of these things and screens that are constantly trying to distract us from ourselves. Trying to numb us to our humanity, and our love.

But we can overcome. We’re stronger than any of the obstacles that are put in front of us. Our hearts can yell louder than anyone, and our minds can be sharper than any weapon that is pointed at us.

Remind yourself of the things you truly love in this life. We’re not always lucky enough to be reminded from the outside.

Forever grateful.

Stay warm.

dc

p.s. Who else is hyped for Catharsis?! It’s not far away (: