Escapism's Euphoria

“There comes a point in our lives that we must stop trying to make sense of why things happened the way they did.

Emotions are our most valuable traits as humans. We can’t control how we feel, only how we deal with those feelings. Learning to make the choice of withholding a reaction; not to give in to the social expectations of anger, annoyance or animosity. Barricading the darkness from seeping through the cracks. Protecting our peace by simply letting it be.

You need to accept things as they are. You need to accept people for who they are. To stop trying to control what you can’t, to stop resisting the truth that’s been so clearly laid before you. Your pain is valid. Whatever the outcome might be, whatever lesson you might learn, nothing will make it any less hurtful.

When you are ready to heal, sit with your pain. Acknowledge where it comes from and understand that the only thing you can control is what happens next. Be soft with that little child you hold dear within yourself. They are still there beneath our precious exterior in need of nurturing. You won’t feel this way forever. Let that feeling be here. This is how you let it go. This is how you heal.”

Nikhita Jagatia