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Thursday, April 3, 2014

A nice kind of rant.

In the last few days, I have had talks with a couple of unnamed friends who have some unnamed, very difficult things going on in their lives. I listened to them, and felt with them, and loved them. I told one of them that I am always here to talk and would love to listen to her say what she needed to say if she wanted to. She did, and I was glad she shared with me, but she also mentioned beforehand that she didn't want to be insensitive to me.

I appreciate that very much, BUT

This is directed at absolutely anyone who wants to hear it. Please, PLEASE don't keep things from me if you don't want to because you think what I'm going through is hard enough. I'm not saying everyone out there wants to talk to me about things, but if you do, I don't mind at all. It is not insensitive. I still care about my friends.

I am so touched by people who tell me that they can do hard things because they see me do hard things. I am blown away by it, in fact, because I have never in a million years suspected that I would ever be any kind of role model for anyone. Especially now, when I often feel my world crumbling at my feet. .

There is no giant pot that holds all the emotion in the world. And because I'm using more than my usual share that means everybody else has to sacrifice a little of their share so that I can feel more than them. Nobody has to say, "Well Erica is being sad right now, so I am not allowed to feel bad about this thing going on in my life, and definitely not in her face."

My feelings do not take away from your feelings. My sadness does not affect your sadness. And I don't want anybody to think that I will not listen to their problems, or will listen, and just not care.

Dear, dear friends,

I care about you. I love you. I want to hear everything in your life all the time always. I just can't guarantee that you won't have to hear a little about me. :)

hellostarryeyed: Favorite quote or one liner from Doctor Who? I know this is kind of an obscure one, but I just love this line. “In 900 years of time and space, I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important.” To me it just really sums up the Doctor. He’s this amazing force, that could easily start thinking he was better than others, given that he flies around saving the Universe over and over again. Instead, he still cares about everyone, even the (to risk sounding cliche) ‘little people’. The Doctor realizes that every single person is important, and that everyone has a story to tell. Anyway, for me, that’s the best thing about him.

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2 comments:

  1. Tayler MorrellApril 3, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    I love that you used a Doctor Who quote

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  2. CamilleMay 17, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    Thank you Sister Robison for sharing your strength with others. I was a student of Brother Robison's and was very touched when you visited our class. I think about you often and admire your blog and strength to share what you are going through. On a much smaller scale, I have found much strength about blogging about my own trial. It takes a lot of courage to share your feelings and I appreciate your strength, good example, and testimony. Little Logan is so cute and precious! And please know that you are in many thought and prayers. Sincerely, Brother Robison's student.

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