#disappointments

[natalyajjohnson]

one day you're going to wake up and not want to end it all. you’re going to have that peace you asked for. you’ll have that healing you prayed for. i know you’ve been let down, disappointed, and broken in ways you thought you wouldn't recover from. but you are here. you have survived most things people haven't. you are never alone, i’m right here with you. the pain you endured, the suffering you went through, it's real and it's valid. you’re still worthy of as many chances at life as you need. but don't ever give up on you. you don't have to be strong right now. just know you are loved. you are needed.

[disappointed-by-lack-of-soup]

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[macrolit]

Q: How do you reconcile disturbing revelations about an author you admire? Does it change how you view their work? Discussing this on my latest mlbooks IG post. Please chime in.

[onmaplestreetagain]

So I watched the Stranger Things 5 doc and while all my criticisms and snarky thoughts are there, honestly, more than anything I just feel sad.

I'm sad for the version of me that was so deeply moved and enamoured by this show I watched on a whim 10 years ago. This earnest take on friendship and healing that spoke to something lost and grieving within me. I'm sad that creators who probably started out sincere caved to the pressure to make it bigger and more flashy. I'm sad that even while the show strayed so far from what made it special, there were always glimpses of that magic. I'm sad that even in a final season I didn't enjoy, and a finale I had so many criticisms of, there were echoes of the show that helped me understand my own quiet pain over growing up, growing older.

I'm sad the ending wasn't what it could have been, that so much feels tarnished. The ending was always going to break my heart, and it feels ridiculous and childish to say, but I wish it wasn't the kind of heartbreak that takes away the magic of what brought me to this show. But then I guess that's the whole point they wanted to make, right? I'm just sad it's over.

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Gerald R. Nash - Why God Allows Trials and Disappointments - Pacific Press - 1972

[fieriframes]

[Disappointments.]

[soulinlove]

no one gets disappointed as much as the person who thinks everyone has their pure heart and gentle soul.