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Taylor Juarez's avatar

I feel this so deeply. I can enjoy a sunny day, but I too crave the darkness, the grey days, the stormy days, the rainy days. I feel more myself on those days. Like nature is agreeing with me. Darkness does not always have to be associated with pain or sadness or negative feelings. I think it's a mistake that our society has this general view. I have found much joy in the darkness. I have found lots of diversity in darkness. Perhaps that's one of the reasons it's so appealing.

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Sherranigans's avatar

My opposites lie in my emotions. In my youth, I was told by many that my emotional investment in people, situations, all things run too deep and was summed up often times as hypersensitivity. Over time, I've built a barrier around my flood gates, numbing myself from reacting. My lackluster expression to emotionally charged situations now makes it so difficult to connect with others when they seek a response. One day, I will find a way to throw away the script and embrace myself as whatever I've become, warts and all.

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