When the Rain Outside Matches the Storm in our heart

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Hey, you yeah, you. The one scrolling through this post while pretending everything’s fine. I see you and guess what? It’s okay to not be okay as the world is a roller coaster at the moment with lots of uncertainty. Today I was sitting by my window, watching the rain pour down like the universe decided to ugly-cry having terrible telecommunication network connection . And honestly sometimes life feels like a never-ending storm, and you’re just standing there, soaked to the bone, wondering why you didn't have an umbrella to rush out in the storm.

Let me tell you about last week, it was one of those weeks you where your to-do list laughs in your face, your bank account looks like it’s on a diet, and your emotions are doing the cha-cha between “I’ve got this” and “I’m a disaster.” I tried to keep it together—I really did. But by Thursday, I was crying into a bowl of cereal at 2 a.m., wondering if Frosted Flakes could double as therapy (Spoiler: they can’t) as the financial market was crashing real hard and there is nothing I can do about it, although I saw it coming when President Trump was elected but I still had doubts in my mind that it was too early for him to take action but lo and behold he is fully out to draw blood.

Here’s is something, though, I’m learning to let it pour. Not just the rain, but the sorrow, the frustration, the messy, ugly feelings that I have been try to stuff down like a suitcase that won’t zip, there is one secret no one tells you: you can’t heal what you don’t feel, so am trying to let all the feelings out so I can heal completely.

So, I’m giving myself permission to feel it all to sit in the mess, to cry it out, to scream into a pillow if I need to. And then? I’m letting it go. Like the rain washing away the dirt, I’m letting it cleanse my heart to make me feel like a little child dancing in the rains without the fear of catching cold. This isn’t some “good vibes only” pep talk. Life is hard, and sometimes it sucks. But there’s beauty in the breakdown and the struggles handling dark times in life and coming out strong better and bolder, too. So, if you’re feeling the weight of the world right now like me , let it pour. Let the tears fall, let the storm rage, and trust that the sun will come out again shine so bright on you.

And if you need someone to sit in the rain with you, I’m here. We’ll get through this—one soggy, emotional step at a time. 💛

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