Some days I feel incredibly lonely. Others I couldn't be more glad to have my space. There is a sadness that will always linger around this idea, as I genuinely do hold so much love for others, but also a great sense of relief as I have suffered under both the attention and disregard of others. I feel like it's important to acknowledge this within myself, as there are times I worry so much about maintaining friendships with people who have shown no interest in return. Why suffer and waste the energy when these people don't (or won't) care? We all go through so much in life. I am not placing my struggles into any sort of hierarchy. Just putting them "out there" so they don't have as much power over my thoughts and emotions, so they cannot take from me but teach me what I need to know of myself. I'd rather have my strength than be with people for the sake of obligatory socialization. At the end of the day, it's okay to be lonely. But if I remember this moment, when I do reach out, it will be with purpose and towards someone/something meaningful.