To all of the people who will tell you to "manage your stress" and smile like they are giving helpful advice.

How is that working for you?

In this world where every single thing you could love has been broken. In this world where not loving will kill you differently than loving, but both will definitely rip you open. In this world, where truly no one has it all figured out and no one ever will.

You hear me? No one will ever have it all figured out. 

This world, where we need each other just as deeply as we hurt each other. Of course there are seasons where we are stressed to our limit and our bodies cry out for rest and repair. And I won't feel guilty for  any of that. After all, I am here to love and love hard. No matter what I lose. 

When someone tells me to "manage" or "reduce" my stress, I hear "spread your love out thinner" and "care less about the people who make up your world". If you don't know where my stress is coming from, be careful about telling me to cut out the source. Sure, sometimes, the source is toxic and rotten. It needs to go. But sometimes the source is love. Sometimes the source is asking people to love you as hard as you have loved them. Sometimes the source is one last chance. A desperate attempt to make things right.