resolution.

"It is easy to submit to depression when you feel isolated. I think people like to feel sorry for themselves because it can incite sympathy from others, thus creating a superficial connection. What I have learned is that it is crucial to be conscious of the true bonds we have with those people we are mutually devoted to. With that understanding comes a feeling of serenity and purpose, and then you are never really alone." (elise)

when i read this i started crying. i am a crier so this is not very surprising, but the reason i cried is because its as if she has employed herself as psychoanalyst to my inner monologue. the past few months i have been more focused on trying to fix the bonds that have been breaking rather than trying to nurture those bonds that are still intact...

this ends now. 

and elise, thank you for being incredible.