This Is Just a Point in Time

What my friend said to me in a moment of struggle, and why it helped

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The past few days have been hard, with challenges that have felt enormous in scale. Resisting the urge to break down in tears, I left a voice note for my friend Diana. It wasn’t a catch-up or a quick observation, nor was it a funny story or “how the hell are ya?” message. It was open and, I’m thinking, raw even. I told her how I was feeling… disconnected, heavy in my heart, and a little hopeless, a bit stuck. It’s the kind of hopeless that creeps in quietly, over a few days, even when things on the outside appear fine, even when you’re not truly aware of it. That’s because it doesn’t shout, but whispers until you start to believe it, until it’s screaming in your face.

Thankfully, she was online and responded quickly, as I had client work to get to and I needed so badly just to hear her usual direction and support, always peppered with love, always to the point, and always what I need to hear. She acknowledged the problem I’m dealing with but then she said something that really set me straight - instantly:

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