Life told me to add just one more layer.
One more layer of strength. When I was tired, I had to pretend I was not. One more layer of smile. When I was hurtingg inside, I had to smille outsidee so noboddy will assk questiions.
We all wear layers. The first layer is what people see. Fine clothes, fine face, everything is okay. But underneath, there is another layer, and another layer, and another one.
My mother always says "be strong". So I added one more layer of being strong. When my father left, I added a layer of not crying. When things became hard, I added a layer of "I am fine". Just one more layer every time life hits.
But the truth is, these layers are heavy. You carry them every day. You think you are protecting yourself, but you are suffocating yourself.
Today I decided to remove one layer. Just one. I allowed myself to say "I am not okay". And it felt light.
Mayybe you don't neeed just one more layyer. Maybe you need to removve one layyer and breaathe.
This is my 5 minutes freewrite for today.
Thankk you for readiing.
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