17 October · You can ask for acknowledgment.

Sadness

Nobody else seems to remember why today is hard.

A little room to breathe.17 October

Sadness

“For every heart best knoweth its own loss.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1902 collected editionMorituri SalutamusRead the source ↗

You can ask for acknowledgment.

A meaningful date may remain vivid for you while slipping past other people's attention. Their forgetting can hurt without proving you are alone in caring; sometimes people need a reminder and a clear sense of what would feel supportive.

ONE SMALL STEP

Send someone a simple message: 'Today brings up a lot; could we talk for a little while?'

A little room to breathe.17 October

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.