Let's Talk... Again... Still... Always...

 

Hi!

Frost tickles, then clings to the branches. Fog ushers in the change in temperature, warmer now, with the promise, or more accurately, threat, of colder days to come.

The beauty is thrust upon us, a cocoon that happens when the clouds kiss the ground, a diamond mist, at once, gorgeous and deadly, for what hugs you, also hinders your sight.

A sparkling blindfold adding danger, limiting vision, deadening sound. A stunning blanket bringing comfort and anxiety in almost equal measure.

Thankfully there is an inevitable break. The sun pierces, once again welcomed by the horizon, its light lifting what once seemed too heavy to move.

We don't control the mist, nor the light. We can only accept, adjust, take the care needed to keep us safe until the light returns.

And it does return. Always. 

This week, the 25th will mark a day in Canada. Let's Talk.

It's all about bringing forth the importance of mental health and the how the stigma attached needs to be demolished.

It's about having the conversations. They can be difficult for the speaker and listener alike. They can be difficult. No, they are difficult. It's never easy to hear, and I mean really hear, our loved ones describe the darkness they struggle with. It's hard to listen to the fight it takes to simply not get swallowed up, imprisoned, and paralyzed by it. 

It's hard feeling helpless.

We can't always know the right thing to say or do. 

All we know is we love you. You matter. You are worth every and all conversations. We need you here. It would break us if you weren't. We want to help, even if all that means, is listening.

The sun will once again come through, kissing your cheeks, lifting your soul.

The heavy blanket, deceitfully beautiful, disguised as comfort, will once again become the carpet of diamonds on which your tread.

Give us your burden, for it was never meant for you to carry alone. 

Let's Talk... Again...Still...Always.

There is no conversation too hard, too obscure, too late at night, too dark, or too much. 

You matter. 

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May you find a gentle shoulder upon which to share your burden.