'I understand you'

"i am water

soft enough 
to offer life
tough enough
to drown it away"

- rupi kaur -

    Hey y'all! How are y'all doing in the beginning of April? Did you start it right? I honestly hope you do because I start it as how I normally would; being the timid me who has issues on socializing. Honestly, for the past few weeks, I gave my 'reflection post' category a good thought on it and I guess that is something I ironically think about it over and over again when it's just a categorized space that I would rant, spread inspiration and motivation, maybe spread some love too to you readers but I guess that ain't it all when I've come to a realization. 

    To me, reflection post is a place where I would reflect with words on something that I personally have experienced and felt before here. It was a precious and treasured place of mine honestly. I don't really care about my views on this category more than any other category like food and travel sections. It was something that I hold dearly and never want to delete it forever. It was a place where I hope that other readers when they come across each of the posts under the reflection post section; they would come to a realization that they are not alone and that I am here to tell them that it's REALLY okay to feel that way. But I realized that I didn't say something that I honestly feel that it was needed so much to others. Well, at least to me. 


'I understand you' 

'Good job for coming this far, really' 

'You did well, I'm proud of you'

'I believe in you'

These few sentences that I've quoted are some of the words that I've yearned (and still) to hear from the people I feel close to and even kind strangers from their random act of kindness.

    Just writing it down consoled myself a little honestly. But imagine these words coming out from someone you really wanted to hear it from. It'll do wonders and it might touch your heart so deep that you'll smile in tears of joy and relief. How great is that feeling right?


    It's just sad that sometimes it goes the opposite of how you want to hear it. You'll have to put on a fake smile or laugh and play along with them and I UNDERSTAND how difficult it is. It just doesn't feel that you're being yourself right? Well, I've been there LOTS of time but of course, nobody knew because I pretended like it wasn't a big of a deal. 

These words of encouragement are words that I'm trying to convey to all of you out there who are feeling anxious, social anxiety that is kicking in, sad, depressed, troubled, confused, lost and many other negative things that you might be feeling or have felt:

"I might not know what you are really going through BUT I understand that you have your own reasons to do it so good job on making that hardest decision that you might have made or might be making; be it for others' sake or your own sake. Thank you for surviving and being alive and I really do believe in you that you'll do what's both right for you and those people around you. You're gonna be alright."


    This reflection post is a post that I wanna conclude so far and also tell y'all in advance that this is how I think about y'all when I write each and every of my reflection posts on this blog. I hope you might feel inspired, motivated or touched by the words that I typed it out, sharing to the world. Well, at least I hope you UNDERSTAND what I'm trying to convey here heh.

    The aim of this category is to always be with y'all readers on a special kind of level of connection and make y'all feel that you're not alone and to encourage y'all to say these words of encouragement to your own self too so you won't feel discouraged and get all sad and emotional for the rest of the day that you are going through each day. 

That's all I have for y'all! Until then;

Sincerely, Shannon

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