The emotional withdrawal that your brain goes through because of heartbreak is universal. Losing a part of your routine, your comfort, and your future plans (not just the person) hurts a lot and healing takes time. May everyday gets a little lighter for you, Justin. You loved deeply, so you deserve deep happiness too. I’m rooting for you. 🫶🏻✨
I always love seeing a notification to remind me of your newest piece. It is always so beautifully written, especially about topics that are quite close to home. I hope you are okay though
your words are so beautifully constructed, and it moves me in a way that art sometimes does. thanks for sharing your words and being vulnerable. the world needs more of it. Sending hugs and love.
welcome back in any case, I speak for me when I say I've missed your words but I think I can confidently say everyone here has as well.
I have also been unable to write. as a person, I have always had far too many words in my mind and heart and little prose to communicate them. I was misinterpreted through my body language so I spoke in paragraphs.
I was the most verbose when I was in love. I felt like there were never enough words to say "I love you. and your mind. and the way you say things" so they would pour out of me, consistently meandering like an overfilled cup.
it has been truly hard to put pen to paper and honestly it has felt like half of me is lost.
I appreciate how sincere and relatable your writing is. Thank you for sharing your vulnerabilities and self-reflections. It gives a lot of reassurance and courage to navigate my own shortcomings and life experiences.
That being said, it is ok to take a break from writing and return when it feels right, so that what you love doing doesn't feel like a burden or obligation.
It sounds like you're still processing a lot with the emptiness and redirection from your last relationship. I hope you can find small moments of warmth and joy in each day, and paths unfold that bring you peace and help you grow into the best version of yourself. Time really is the best healer.
This shall pass too. new socks are coming.
So beautifully written (as always) 🥲🫠
The emotional withdrawal that your brain goes through because of heartbreak is universal. Losing a part of your routine, your comfort, and your future plans (not just the person) hurts a lot and healing takes time. May everyday gets a little lighter for you, Justin. You loved deeply, so you deserve deep happiness too. I’m rooting for you. 🫶🏻✨
저스틴! 오랜만이에요. 기다렸어요 🥹
저도 글 쓰기를 좋아해요. 딱히 쓸 일이 없어도, 무언가 눈에 띄는 거를 붙잡아 짧은 글을 쓴다거나, 아니면 그냥 그때그때 스치는 생각을 적어두는 걸 좋아했어요.
그런데 가끔은, 몸도 마음도 바쁠 때면, 무언가를 쓰고 싶어서 펜을 잡아도 아무것도 써지지가 않아요. 펜촉이 마를 때까지 펜을 들고 있다가 결국 아무것도 쓰지 못하고 내려놓게 되어요.
그리고 이런 상황이 늘 반복돼요. 어떤 때는 글이 너무 잘 써지는데, 어떤 때는 한 글자를 고치고, 또 고치고, 또 고치고, 그러다가 결국 지우게 돼요.
그런데 신기하게도, 시간이 지나면 다시 부담없이 글울 쓸 수 있게 되더라고요. 그렇게 펜을 드는 것조차 부담스러운 때가 아무리 길었어도, 종래에는 글 쓰는 게 세상에서 제일 쉬운 일이 돼요. 언제 그랬냐는 듯이, 글은 늘 나에게 가장 편한 것이라는 듯이 말이에요.
물론 제가 글을 쓰지 못했던 이유와 지금 저스틴의 이유는 많이 다를 거라고 생각해요. 그래도 저는, 저스틴도 결국에는 저스틴만의 방식으로 다시 글로 돌아오게 될 거라고 생각해요. 그렇게 글을 쓰지 못했던 시간도, 저스틴이 쓰게 될 이야기의 일부가 될 거고요.
두서없는 글이지만, 언제나 기다리고 응원한다는 말이 잘 전해질 수 있으면 좋겠어요. 좋은 하루 보내요! ☺️💚
나도 오빠 집에 양말 두고 올래
I always love seeing a notification to remind me of your newest piece. It is always so beautifully written, especially about topics that are quite close to home. I hope you are okay though
Dobby is free! (Sorry) 하지만 내겐 오빠가 전부인걸…
I was in this space last year, so reading your words took me back. I'm glad you're writing again.
your words are so beautifully constructed, and it moves me in a way that art sometimes does. thanks for sharing your words and being vulnerable. the world needs more of it. Sending hugs and love.
쓰지 못한 시간도 이 글의 일부인 것 같아요. 그래도 저스틴의 글이 많이 그리웠어요🥲
오랜만에 읽는 글이라 반가웠는데 뭐라 말해야 할지 모르겠네요 양말 한 짝에 담긴 무거운 마음을 어찌 위로해야 할까요 그래도 저는 저스틴이 그런 사람이라 좋아요
굳세어라 저스틴
welcome back in any case, I speak for me when I say I've missed your words but I think I can confidently say everyone here has as well.
I have also been unable to write. as a person, I have always had far too many words in my mind and heart and little prose to communicate them. I was misinterpreted through my body language so I spoke in paragraphs.
I was the most verbose when I was in love. I felt like there were never enough words to say "I love you. and your mind. and the way you say things" so they would pour out of me, consistently meandering like an overfilled cup.
it has been truly hard to put pen to paper and honestly it has felt like half of me is lost.
all the best to you justin,
sil.
Oh Justin… this left me speechless, and that’s a damn hard thing to do.
💜
I appreciate how sincere and relatable your writing is. Thank you for sharing your vulnerabilities and self-reflections. It gives a lot of reassurance and courage to navigate my own shortcomings and life experiences.
That being said, it is ok to take a break from writing and return when it feels right, so that what you love doing doesn't feel like a burden or obligation.
It sounds like you're still processing a lot with the emptiness and redirection from your last relationship. I hope you can find small moments of warmth and joy in each day, and paths unfold that bring you peace and help you grow into the best version of yourself. Time really is the best healer.
so beautiful Justin. I'm now looking at my socks differently never thinking they could mean other than a tool to keep my feet warm.
And thank you for this mind-grappling quote from Dr. Michael Levin: "their allegiance is to extracting meaning, not preserving accurate details."
DAMN.