Love Emma's use of "and" instead of" but." Two opposite things can be true at once. She can be joyful and anguished. Exhausted and playful. And her friends who really show up for her, share that perspective.
I just finished (and loved) You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Maggie Smith said a similar thing: "I'd been insisting on joy, clawing my way back to it, since the divorce." Both books really show the power of deeply authentic and caring friendships during hard times.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep." We need friends that can do both.
Love Emma's use of "and" instead of" but." Two opposite things can be true at once. She can be joyful and anguished. Exhausted and playful. And her friends who really show up for her, share that perspective.
I just finished (and loved) You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Maggie Smith said a similar thing: "I'd been insisting on joy, clawing my way back to it, since the divorce." Both books really show the power of deeply authentic and caring friendships during hard times.
You may appreciate this take on friendship: https://open.substack.com/pub/kingandcompany/p/nurturing-meaningful-connections?r=1b6rbo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web