Gentle Ember — Daily encouragement, at your own pace

Sadness

I leave conversations feeling that there wasn't room for me.

A little room to breathe.18 October

Sadness

“The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!”

Edith Wharton — The Age of Innocence, 1920Book I, Chapter IX, Ellen tells Archer that her relatives refuse to hear unpleasant truthsRead the source ↗

Your experience deserves some space too.

Listening generously can become lonely when it rarely goes both ways. You can care about somebody else's story and still ask for time with your own; a clear request gives the relationship information that silent disappointment cannot always communicate.

ONE SMALL STEP

Say 'Could I tell you about something that's been on my mind?'

A little room to breathe.18 October

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.