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Purple Kindness Makes the World Go Round
The Invisible Feeling of Unconditional Love
Purple Kindness
I didn’t think I had done anything that warranted being ghosted. Until I realized I was the one who ghosted the kindest people I have ever met. “What’s wrong with me?” I thought to myself. Why in the world would I be so shy to hide away indoors and shut the world out. It was draining my will to go on, straining my body with the aches and pains of cabin fever. You may think I am talking about during the pandemic. You would be wrong. It was before. Maybe a few years have gone by. I’m not entirely sure. I did have some contact with locals in my area last summer. But every winter, I am in a world of my own, inside shut down in the off position. Rather than mustering on the unhappiness I create in my own life by complaining.
Still, it would have been easier if people were less judgmental; nevertheless, they are. And for that reason, I was ostracized, discarded, and locked up inside.
Muzzled
No, I wasn’t in jail, but I would probably instead have been. At least there is no mould in prison or asbestos. The country farmhouse I occupy is less than healthy despite endless efforts of cleaning. No matter the cheap fix-ups. It just isn’t well ventilated. This can cause stress for a…
