Today I am grateful for the places and people who allow me to hold space for my negativity. Maybe some day I will look back so ashamed that I clung to ‘negativity’ so much, but let’s remind myself why I believe that I will feel the same no matter how much I age.
I find that when I am describing lived experiences or feelings other people will quickly try to shut down or redirect the conversation if they perceive it as ‘negative.’ Yes I am often describing difficult and painful things, often while emotional to the point of tears, but I don’t agree with that being a negative thing. I find it to be a rather cathartic experience because as I release whatever emotion I am feeling, it suddenly doesn’t seem so big.
So as a reminder to myself, telling hard stories helps us release the pain and holding space for that is important enough to make time for.