thankful

sometimes, when the world is swallowing you whole and you can't quite even make out the lines of your own hands in the darkness, you need a reminder that you're not alone.

sometimes you just need a best friend.

needless to say, it's been a pretty rough couple of weeks. just when i didn't think it could get any darker, another bomb would drop. i kept telling myself that it'd be fine, it would all be fine. except it wasn't.

i kept telling myself that i'd make it through, i would make it through somehow. except i wasn't.

i was standing still, feet planted in the sinking sand below me, foolishly believing that if i smiled just right and held it together just so that somehow the sand would turn to solid ground again.

today, as my head hit my hands and my tears hit the table, i had a friend who offered a listening heart, reassuring wisdom and even a bit of humor to keep me going.

esse quam videri, my friend.
so thankful for a friend who lets me reveal my true self and loves me through the tough stuff.
i simply wouldn't make it through this life without you.

A photo posted by Havaleh Havelka (@havaleh) on Aug 8, 2013 at 11:25am PDT