You have a great voice! I love your writing style! And as someone who has had years of tragedy, and then a serious illness, I really resonate with this.
Thank you so much, Ramona. That means a lot, especially coming from someone who knows what it’s like to have life keep piling on. I’m sorry you’ve had your own years of tragedy and illness, but I’m grateful this resonated with you.
Sometimes I think the fates ( or whoever) keep throwing things on us just to see how long it takes for us to look up at the sky and say “What the fuck!?” They check the time, laugh, and money changes hands.
I'm hoping that life is just about done throwing all the bad stuff at you at once and lets up soon. And that the crazy rescue pup mellows out. Mine did - mostly. 🙏
how long did it take your dog to calm down? she's 2 1/2, but a working line and part of it is my fault because she doesn't get enough exercise. hoping soon...
There is something so bracingly honest about the way you distinguish faith from hope, because sometimes "keeping the faith" isn't about a peaceful inner light, but the grit it takes to keep driving a car that is basically falling apart in real time. Great write ✨
Your writing is beautiful, cathartic and real. Your faith is deep, more so than most, in life itself that says keep on keeping on, promising nothing but the hope of time. Keep on writing. You have a great talent here. Stick with your strength. That is what life is telling you. Give yourself time, and you will heal. Thank you.
Oh I have had a dog like the law suit - dog so much that you are juggling- I am so sorry that the memorial weekend you are having is very difficult, with the memorial of your step mom- I appreciate your faith and sending heart felt prayers for strength and a special encouragement or blessing will come your way..
First off I wanted to offer my sympathies, and I wish there was a better way to offer comfort then through just words on a screen. I hope things turn around for the better at your new job, and I hope your family can find some peace.
A couple years ago I had what was my comparable for the worst year of my life. Everything just seemed to hit at once. I won’t say I’ve ever been a man of faith, I’ve always been skeptic and certainly nihilistic when thinking my own possibilities. But my friends—my family, they had and have faith in me. That was a source of energy that kept me going. It was a profound trust with no real foundation for it. Faith kept me going too, though it wasn’t my own. It’s funny to think about.
Sorry for the long reply! This post just hit me different, I guess I had more to say. Thanks for the read, and again I’m wishing you the best
I hear you but more importantly, I feel your exhaustion in my bones. And I have nothing intelligent to say except this.... hold on. Take one step, then the next. and before you know it, vistas will open up. And you will look at them in wonder and realize that you are able to witness this beauty because of all the choices and all the little forks in the road you encountered. I can only say hang on. Anything else would feel insincere.
This described our son's year. As I told our son, "I have always heard that things happens in three, but no one has ever said is it just one set of three." Keep the faith.
A marathon with mountains at every turn, is exactly what it sounds like, exhausting reading it can’t imagine living it! Gosh. ( not that I’m saying your writing was exhausting to read lol, it was beautifully written) Thank you for sharing it so honestly and with such humour.. shows a lot about what an awesome human you must be. Sending good running shoes and hoping the next stretch is a little flatter, or at least there’s a travelator somewhere along the way! 👟
I agree about the Clapton song. But BTW that is a great album. I know it's off the point but music can be such a comfort in hard times. At least for me. Keep writing. It helps. If you're looking for something to have faith in, have faith in yourself. That's not blind faith. You have experience with you and a reason to believe in yourself. So many times it is darkest before the dawn. And the dawn really is spectacular. Hang in. Sent you something. Not much but hope it helps. Keep the faith.In yourself. You will come through.
Thank you so much. Truly. That was incredibly kind and it means more than you know. I’m really grateful the piece resonated with you, and I love what you said about having faith in yourself because at least that kind of faith has some evidence behind it.
You have a great voice! I love your writing style! And as someone who has had years of tragedy, and then a serious illness, I really resonate with this.
Thank you so much, Ramona. That means a lot, especially coming from someone who knows what it’s like to have life keep piling on. I’m sorry you’ve had your own years of tragedy and illness, but I’m grateful this resonated with you.
Sometimes I think the fates ( or whoever) keep throwing things on us just to see how long it takes for us to look up at the sky and say “What the fuck!?” They check the time, laugh, and money changes hands.
At this point I assume the universe is drunk, unsupervised, and making deeply questionable decisions.
Definitely!
I'm hoping that life is just about done throwing all the bad stuff at you at once and lets up soon. And that the crazy rescue pup mellows out. Mine did - mostly. 🙏
how long did it take your dog to calm down? she's 2 1/2, but a working line and part of it is my fault because she doesn't get enough exercise. hoping soon...
There is something so bracingly honest about the way you distinguish faith from hope, because sometimes "keeping the faith" isn't about a peaceful inner light, but the grit it takes to keep driving a car that is basically falling apart in real time. Great write ✨
Definitely grit! it's the one thing that keeps coming up for me over and over. thank you so much for reading and commenting ❤️
this feels like someone carrying too much pain for too long 🙂
there’s grief in every part of it, but also a quiet hope that things might someday become lighter.
i really hope you find the peace, love, and softness life failed to give you before🥹🤍✨
thank you so very much 💓
So beautifully written
thank you so much Hina!!
Your writing is beautiful, cathartic and real. Your faith is deep, more so than most, in life itself that says keep on keeping on, promising nothing but the hope of time. Keep on writing. You have a great talent here. Stick with your strength. That is what life is telling you. Give yourself time, and you will heal. Thank you.
I so appreciate that Sid! it's been a rough time but I try to remember i have everything I need and that is truly something to be grateful for. 🙏
i admire the humor in your writing amid dark times. i hope things look up for you
I'm sorry for your loss. I look forward to reading positive changes in your life — I have faith they're coming.
Not because I know anything — in fact, it usually gets worse before it gets better — but because good days MUST come again.
The sun is always behind the clouds. 🌤️
And with faith it can happen in an instant, an hour, or a day.
Here's hoping today is that day — for both of us. 🙏😎❤️
Oh I have had a dog like the law suit - dog so much that you are juggling- I am so sorry that the memorial weekend you are having is very difficult, with the memorial of your step mom- I appreciate your faith and sending heart felt prayers for strength and a special encouragement or blessing will come your way..
First off I wanted to offer my sympathies, and I wish there was a better way to offer comfort then through just words on a screen. I hope things turn around for the better at your new job, and I hope your family can find some peace.
A couple years ago I had what was my comparable for the worst year of my life. Everything just seemed to hit at once. I won’t say I’ve ever been a man of faith, I’ve always been skeptic and certainly nihilistic when thinking my own possibilities. But my friends—my family, they had and have faith in me. That was a source of energy that kept me going. It was a profound trust with no real foundation for it. Faith kept me going too, though it wasn’t my own. It’s funny to think about.
Sorry for the long reply! This post just hit me different, I guess I had more to say. Thanks for the read, and again I’m wishing you the best
I hear you but more importantly, I feel your exhaustion in my bones. And I have nothing intelligent to say except this.... hold on. Take one step, then the next. and before you know it, vistas will open up. And you will look at them in wonder and realize that you are able to witness this beauty because of all the choices and all the little forks in the road you encountered. I can only say hang on. Anything else would feel insincere.
This described our son's year. As I told our son, "I have always heard that things happens in three, but no one has ever said is it just one set of three." Keep the faith.
A marathon with mountains at every turn, is exactly what it sounds like, exhausting reading it can’t imagine living it! Gosh. ( not that I’m saying your writing was exhausting to read lol, it was beautifully written) Thank you for sharing it so honestly and with such humour.. shows a lot about what an awesome human you must be. Sending good running shoes and hoping the next stretch is a little flatter, or at least there’s a travelator somewhere along the way! 👟
I agree about the Clapton song. But BTW that is a great album. I know it's off the point but music can be such a comfort in hard times. At least for me. Keep writing. It helps. If you're looking for something to have faith in, have faith in yourself. That's not blind faith. You have experience with you and a reason to believe in yourself. So many times it is darkest before the dawn. And the dawn really is spectacular. Hang in. Sent you something. Not much but hope it helps. Keep the faith.In yourself. You will come through.
Thank you so much. Truly. That was incredibly kind and it means more than you know. I’m really grateful the piece resonated with you, and I love what you said about having faith in yourself because at least that kind of faith has some evidence behind it.
I look forward to reminiscing about this when things are better for you. And they will be.
Faith is like the air we breathe. It may not be visible, but it’s there.