Am using a more uplifting moment to get past it.
Neighbour down the road (friendly-ish, but we're not hugely close, we just have similar thoughts on a bunch of topics) heard about my trip and was all "if I can get time free during school holidays, would you be interested in travelling around Iceland with me?"
Now I don't think it was a serious offer - you know how people say things but don't actually follow through? That said, she's messaged me before about doing a road trip out of the area for an evening so we could see some astronomical event that wasn't visible from Sydney. I kind of wish I hadn't had to be realistic about it. It would have been fun!
Anyway, it was lovely to have her make that offer, as though she didn't mind spending time with me. After some of the anxiety/depression/negative thoughts that I've been having, it's...so nice to know that someone thinks I'm someone they'd like to spend a week with, maybe even two.
I have to hold onto that when the brainweasels have the conn.
It's been rough lately, what with politics throughout the world and, well, some saddening/oblivious comments from friends. I love them, and I recognise that they don't have the emotional wherewithal for a broader perspective, but...
Neighbour down the road (friendly-ish, but we're not hugely close, we just have similar thoughts on a bunch of topics) heard about my trip and was all "if I can get time free during school holidays, would you be interested in travelling around Iceland with me?"
Now I don't think it was a serious offer - you know how people say things but don't actually follow through? That said, she's messaged me before about doing a road trip out of the area for an evening so we could see some astronomical event that wasn't visible from Sydney. I kind of wish I hadn't had to be realistic about it. It would have been fun!
Anyway, it was lovely to have her make that offer, as though she didn't mind spending time with me. After some of the anxiety/depression/negative thoughts that I've been having, it's...so nice to know that someone thinks I'm someone they'd like to spend a week with, maybe even two.
I have to hold onto that when the brainweasels have the conn.
It's been rough lately, what with politics throughout the world and, well, some saddening/oblivious comments from friends. I love them, and I recognise that they don't have the emotional wherewithal for a broader perspective, but...
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