November 20, 2008

• My last post was only one angst-ridden sentence. I decided to be vulnerable and expose just a part of what I've been feeling lately.

  And four other people wrote to me and basically said, "hey, me, too."

  And it got me thinking.

  How comforting is that tiny phrase? I mean, we don't even think about it. Somebody coming out of a theater says, "I really loved that movie." And a person nearby, who has just seen the same one, blurts, "Me, too!" Even if they don't gain a lifelong friendship from the cordial exchange, for a moment, they're reminded that they aren't alone.

  That phrase can be something small, like enjoying the same movie. It can also save someone's life. Someone decides to be open and say what they feel, no matter how afraid they are about how it sounds, and the person they are telling looks at them with round eyes and says, "me, too." It happens more than we realize. We may never know.

  So I decided to create a blogring.

  It probably sounds stupid. But even if nobody joins, it's okay. But I feel like there are a million blogrings for eating disorders and stuff like that when not everybody has that issue. I think sometimes we feel lonely, even though we know in our heads that people love us. Maybe we don't. Maybe we really are alone. Who cares. Those feelings matter. It isn't 'emo' or stupid to try to describe how you feel. Even if it's "the future scares the hell out of me" or "I have no plans and no ambition".

  You never know who feels the same way.

  I used to pray that someday somebody would come into my life who could hear how I feel about things and not run away screaming or think I'm stupid or find me terrifying -- somebody to understand.

  If you feel like saying me, too -- go ahead.

  You're not alone.

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