On the Things that Hold
As long as I have words, I will be ok. This is a line I tell myself whenever I feel on the brink of being not ok, or whenever I am beyond the brink and in the throes of not ok-ness. As long as I have words. As long as I have words. For me, words are one of the things that hold me together. There are others. And they are simple. Simple, easy, everyday things. That hold. A warm cup of tea in the morning with just the right amount of milk. A mid-afternoon walk in the woods. A de