Someone Out There Knows What You’re Going Through

Sometimes it’s all you need to hear.

Nadezda Parizskaya

Sometimes what you need most isn’t sage advice.

You don’t need pep talks, and you definitely don’t need an assurance everything’s going to be okay.

You just need someone who gets what you’re going through. You need to see you’re not the only one who feels a certain way. You need someone to give words to the thoughts in your head.

Here’s a stab at that:

We’re performing emotions.

There’s a certain courtesy in faking a good mood for someone. We do it in conversations with strangers. We do it with people we love. We know that sometimes you have to engineer a good time.

It depletes you a little.

This year, we’re being careful. We’re reserving our energy to perform good moods for the people we care about most.

We’re not sure if we want to catch up with every single friend this year. We hope they don’t take it personally. If we think for a minute, they’re probably doing the same. Right now, a lot of us would rather think about our close friends than talk to them.

A good mood can be like a dish you spend hours making.