i texted a friend the other day because i needed help. i had a client (a huge one) who was upset and for reasons that were...absurd. i knew that, but i needed perspective. forest for the trees, you know? this person is a place i knew i could find that.

i got a text back "on my way to the gym, but yes. can you email it? week is crazy but i'll write you back tomorrow PROMISE!"

i didn't really want to but i did. just that ended up being helpful. but then i got the email below back in return. it is the most in-season, you-didn't-know-you-needed-to-hear-this-but-you-do messages ever. i haven't not thought about this once since it showed up in my inbox when i read it, but barely, because i was sobbing. hot knives making clean cuts straight through my intestinal tract.

i'm not usually on the receiving end of things like this. i feel like i give them semi-frequently but being the recipient is NOT something i'm used to. maybe that's good.

all i know is that my friend has no idea what she said but she's right in just about every way she could be.

#brbreadingthistotmyselfinthemirrorforever