I love this, Sarah. I’ve often felt this walking out of get togethers, even with close friends. It’s so difficult to get out of our own head, even with people we love. I find too, that because gathering in person is so rare in this season of life (so busy with kids and conflicting schedules and all that entails) there can be a sense of pressure to make the most of a night out, when maybe the reality is that we’re more often limping in barely intact? I don’t know the answer, but I feel seen in this essay.
Wow! Sarah, this is such a good reminder of why we need each other and that we need to be brave with our authenticity instead of letting the committee that meets in our heads lead us down the wrong road. Like Ashley, I’ve walked away wondering if my “rambling” was too much instead of asking friends’ questions that would get me outside of my head. Thanks for sharing this.
I love this, Sarah. I’ve often felt this walking out of get togethers, even with close friends. It’s so difficult to get out of our own head, even with people we love. I find too, that because gathering in person is so rare in this season of life (so busy with kids and conflicting schedules and all that entails) there can be a sense of pressure to make the most of a night out, when maybe the reality is that we’re more often limping in barely intact? I don’t know the answer, but I feel seen in this essay.
Whew. "What if I had told the whole story?" This painted a very real picture of what happens when we don't.
Wow! Sarah, this is such a good reminder of why we need each other and that we need to be brave with our authenticity instead of letting the committee that meets in our heads lead us down the wrong road. Like Ashley, I’ve walked away wondering if my “rambling” was too much instead of asking friends’ questions that would get me outside of my head. Thanks for sharing this.