Staying close to last topic's sign out mode, can't stop myself from writing about the next closest to my heart topic of recent times. Drop off and pickup, not school or classes for kids, but network, connections, friends, confidantes, basically people.
There was a period in life where there were clear lines and definitions between best friends, family, other friends, long winded distant relatives, neighbors. There was then a period when all the above would be good network and the network grew exponentially. The network meant something to you, you meant something to the network, life was good busy and you still had time for network! Losing a friendship, a relationship, a guide or mentor was catastrophic for the mind! It needed healing to even process the loss and eventually reach acceptance!
There then comes a period, where you and your mind are clearly overwhelmed! There are bandwidth issues that mind ignores since you still care, about the network and the whole existence. But nature takes a toll, people change, people move on, network spreads and fades out. And when you lose close network for paltry reasons, mind rewires itself, to stay focused on you and drops other thoughts, yes the mind drops off. All this while you continue facing new people, since network continues to grow and the mind knows to just pick up and go with the new flow.
I still believe in my people, my networks and my support system. Another post another day will talk about the people who fix my mind. But for today, I know it's wise to call out that it's ok as people go off radar and get dropped off, it's not fair for the mind that's trying to heal in real time, to think about you and them together!