“We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine our own inklings of joy, blunting the pain we think awaits.” ThinkingFeelsShouldFirstsBelievePainLastsJoy Book:Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself Source: Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself
“After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood.” IfsFeelsHas BeensTogetherFunBloodRedCrossesRed CrossFun DayDonating Blood Author:Anneli Rufus
“We care. We feel. We think. We do not always miss the absent one. We cannot always come when called. Being friends with a loner requires patience and the wisdom that distance does not mean dislike.” ThinkingFeelsMeanDoeCareMissingDistanceDislikeAbsentMissing SomeoneLonerHermitsRecluseLong Distance Friendship Author:Anneli Rufus