Hi.
However today is going...
I'm glad you found this.
Take a moment to find the ache.
Maybe it's in your chest.
Maybe it's in your throat.
Place a hand there.
Warm and light.
Breathe in...
right under your hand.
And breathe out...
Let your hand stay.
You don't have to feel better yet.
We're just keeping it company.
For six minutes...
this sadness gets some room.
It's been waiting for some.
Let's say what happened.
Gently.
There was a friend.
Someone who knew your coffee order.
Your worst ex.
Your dumb inside jokes.
And then...
the texts got shorter.
The plans kept falling through.
Maybe there was a fight.
Or maybe there wasn't.
Maybe it just faded out.
Now you see their name...
and you're not sure what you are anymore.
Picture them for a moment.
Their face.
The way they laughed.
Notice how your body answers.
Maybe your throat closes up a little.
Maybe your eyes sting.
That's okay.
Let it happen.
This is a real loss.
Even if nobody sent flowers.
Even if nobody asked how you're doing.
There's no card for this.
No day off But work.
it still hurts, and it makes sense.
You loved someone.
And the shape of it changed.
Was it your fault?
Theirs?
You don't have to decide Not that.
Often, today.
life just pulled you apart.
A move across the country.
Or two people changing at different speeds.
Now let one good memory come up.
Just one.
Don't go looking too hard.
Let it arrive on its own.
Maybe a late drive with the windows down.
Or a night laughing on a kitchen floor.
Step into it.
Where were you?
What did the air feel like?
Let yourself be there a moment.
Breathe in...
And out...
Now say thank you to it.
Quietly, inside.
"Thank you for that night.
It was real.
It mattered to me."
That memory is still yours.
The ending doesn't erase it.
It happened.
You were both there.
Nothing that came after can undo that.
You don't have to fix the friendship.
You don't have to send a long message.
Some friendships are for a season.
They can be finished...
and still have been good.
Picture the memory getting softer.
Like a photo you set down gently.
Face up.
Breathe in...
And let it rest there.
Rest now.
With your hand where it is.
The rain is still coming down.
The ache might still be there.
That's fine.
Maybe it's a little softer now.
Breathe in...
And out...
You can miss someone...
and still be okay.
Some days you'll hear a song they'd love.
Or pass their favorite taco place.
And it'll pinch a little.
That's just love with nowhere to go.
Let it pass through.
Okay.
Start to bring yourself back.
Let your hand come down to your lap.
Move your shoulders a little.
A slow breath in...
And out.
Now think of one person...
you feel easy with.
Someone who's still here.
Not the one you Someone lost.
who's easy to talk to.
Maybe a Or cousin.
the coworker you sit with at lunch.
Reach out to them today.
Just say It hi.
doesn't need to be deep.
"Hey, thinking of Hope you.
your Saturday's good."
If they don't answer right away...
that's okay.
People are busy on weekends.
That's all.
You still have people.
Go say hello to one of them.