I cast all other intentions and focus to the side, as this title struck a familiar cord with me. A similar longing for "normal", lead me to pause and read your essay in it's entirety. My heart is tender and burst open! Grateful to share this 'epitome of being human' experience with you. It helps me feel "normal" which such a gd relief. I love your writing and I love you, xxoo
It felt reassuring to me to know that the root of normal is really that longing for consistency, for the square, the patterns, and the regularity. I think we have an intolerance for that longing to be normal, which has played it's part, but I'm kind of over it. Like when people have jumped down my throat saying "there is no normal," or "what's normal?" instead of being curious about why a human might long for rules and patterns that make sense. There's also a lot to be explored around normalcy and belonging as well. How trauma severs us from that sense of being a part of the world. I think Gabor Mate wrote that trauma actually severs us from love. Thank you for reading and I LOVE YOU.
I cast all other intentions and focus to the side, as this title struck a familiar cord with me. A similar longing for "normal", lead me to pause and read your essay in it's entirety. My heart is tender and burst open! Grateful to share this 'epitome of being human' experience with you. It helps me feel "normal" which such a gd relief. I love your writing and I love you, xxoo
It felt reassuring to me to know that the root of normal is really that longing for consistency, for the square, the patterns, and the regularity. I think we have an intolerance for that longing to be normal, which has played it's part, but I'm kind of over it. Like when people have jumped down my throat saying "there is no normal," or "what's normal?" instead of being curious about why a human might long for rules and patterns that make sense. There's also a lot to be explored around normalcy and belonging as well. How trauma severs us from that sense of being a part of the world. I think Gabor Mate wrote that trauma actually severs us from love. Thank you for reading and I LOVE YOU.