I go over to g and n’s and i expect to feel a disconnect. but i feel warmth and comfort. i see how they live and i get a taste of it and i think wow. but then i just come back here. i’m so accustomed to reality of my own life, the inherent loneliness, that it sort of doesn’t even cross my mind to be jealous. factually i am, i guess. it must be nice. but i guess the existence i have is not too bad. and i’d far rather the existence i have now than force myself to chase a similar connection - one that isn’t really even possible, at this point in my circumstances at least.
my thoughts and feelings on M however remain the same. they are not really a person i enjoy, which is not their fault nor mine. avoidance especially with current circumstances is probably key.
moving to new connections should be good. it can be a long time finding them, and difficult, with no guarantees at all. but hopefully there’s people out there who would appreciate who I am.
believing that people genuinely like and care about me is something i’m working on too. I carry around an inherent sense of guilt and shame that im taking up other people’s space and time, that they only tolerate me and that I need to make up for it somehow.
maybe one day love will become easier to believe and accept, or feel like it’s earnt. j is a key model for the sort of unearned love that I want to come into my life more.
in a way I do have to start to be more selfish and put myself first so that I can have a good life too, as if I have a good life I will then be able to help others. it’s not selfish to have wishes and wants for myself, just me.
something I learnt today: the word P or something
story or memory from today: singing duet walking in a circle w A s. BIG SOUP minestrone
2 things I’m thankful for today: the roof over my head. being included in message from N.
something new i experienced today: new soup from can.
main goal in going abroad is to make more memories, experience more