On the way home, I keep thinking of the same old advice.
When I think back on today on the way home, I keep hearing things like, “Look on the bright side.” Dalbit looks at when those words cover up a feeling and when…
Scenes
- All I can think of is “Look on the bright side.” — When I think back on today on the way home, I keep hearing things like, “Look on the bright side.”
- Before Those Words Came Out — A coworker cut me off in a meeting. I laughed it off, but the moment keeps coming back to me on my way home.
- Advice can cover up the reason for a feeling. — Feelings signal that something has happened. If you brush off your hurt right away, the fact that your coworker cut you off in the meeting can fade from view too.
- For today, try naming just one feeling. — Slow your steps for a moment and silently name one feeling that feels close right now, like “hurt.” It’s enough just to see if the word fits.
- Some days, advice just doesn’t fit. — If “Look on the bright side” didn’t fit today, it may mean that being cut off in the meeting is still weighing on you.
Stories by Dalbit
- Dalbit
- Even in the salon mirror, the silence between me and my husband follows me.
- Folding laundry, I start worrying about my child again
- In the family chat, it’s always Mom who speaks
- When the elevator doors close, I want a moment alone.
- After I take a photo, I only look for my old face.
- Friday evening, feeling low for no reason
- When I see my reflection in the subway window, I have even less to say to my husband.
- On Friday evening, I was left alone in a room with the light on.