To everyone, this might be just another picture of a bowl of food. To me, it means the world.
There’s been a lot on my plate lately and I have been struggling to keep it all together. Truth be told, it’s been ages since I had a proper night’s sleep. I lie awake most nights thinking about mom. And in the mornings, I have to give my everything to just get out of bed. My heart just feels very heavy, it’s as if my heart has broken into a million pieces.
I may look and act normal, but I carry my grief with me everywhere I go. Grief sure is complicated!
So when friends check in randomly, it means a big deal. And I am fortunate enough to have a bunch of true friends who do just that. They hear me even in my silence and reach out and that is just beautiful. While some make it a point to call, some check in by way of messages. And I could not be more grateful for all the love. For I may be a strong woman, but even strong women need some TLC at times.
Coming to the bowl of food that has triggered this post, my regular weekday lunch with work friends was scheduled for today. However, I knew I would be too low to attend the same with how I have been feeling lately and decided to cancel the same on Monday itself. So what do my friends do, they insist I keep my home-made lunch for the next day, cancel their plans and insist we go out for lunch, on a Monday. You cant top that! And I have lost count of the amount of hugs the two have given me this week! They say work friends cannot be true friends. And I say, you are wrong. Look at mine. I lucked out in that department. They mean the world to me, they are the family I choose for myself!
