“Growth is painful. Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
— Mandy Hale (via purplebuddhaquotes)
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My Dearest Tumblrs,
They tell every writer, “find your home. Find the social media site you feel most comfortable interacting on.” For me, it’s here with you. One of the main reasons I write, and write what I do, is I wanted to write about real life. Real situations we face, real pain we experience and that no matter how dark, show that there is light, there is hope, a way to heal …
In order for me to stay real, to keep true to the catalyst of my writing, I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t own my own pain. So I’m doing that here with you, where I feel most comfortable.
I thought I knew the worst pain possible. I’ve had my soul shattered. I’ve bled for those I’ve lost and the way they’ve left. Darkness and I are well acquainted. We have been for a while now.
I was wrong. A week and a half ago, I realized I knew nothing of pain. The shattered soul, the past I will spare you—all nothing. My entire world fell apart and went black when I lost my mother suddenly on October 7th.
I share this with you this because I’m going to be gone for a bit. My beautiful friends who I message with here, whom I’ve come to genuinely love and care for, I wanted to tell you why I’ll be taking a break. I have to learn to breathe again. I have to figure out how to live in a world where the only light I had is gone. I don’t know how to heal from this. I don’t think I ever will, but I have to find my way through this black haze I am locked within.
I will be gone for a little while, but I will be back. I will return messages as soon as I am able.
Please be safe. Please take care of yourselves. Thank you all for being my place of comfort.
~ Carolyn
“Growth is painful. Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
— Mandy Hale (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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