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Small Mercy
For every sad and lonely day
There are a couple of minutes
Of true happiness
Meant to be a little memory
That you can fall back on
When you're all alone
And feeling the stress of this world
Life is not balanced
It is filled with massive highs
And crushing lows
And it's the little memories
Of happiness
That will keep you off the shrink's couch
There is no fairness in life
Truly there is much more unhappiness
But if you can build up a handful
Of happy memories
You can make it through
With a smile on your face
It's a small mercy
There are a couple of minutes
Of true happiness
Meant to be a little memory
That you can fall back on
When you're all alone
And feeling the stress of this world
Life is not balanced
It is filled with massive highs
And crushing lows
And it's the little memories
Of happiness
That will keep you off the shrink's couch
There is no fairness in life
Truly there is much more unhappiness
But if you can build up a handful
Of happy memories
You can make it through
With a smile on your face
It's a small mercy
Published 7th Jan 2023
| Edited 9th Jan 2023
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Hey thinlane,
I appreciate the honesty in your words, here. Recently, I had days where I was desperately waiting for any little sliver of happiness to appear. When it did come around, I often expected it to resolve all of my stress or completely alleviate my pain, but that would've been too easy.
I think the best thing we can do is hold onto those moments of happiness, as you mentioned, without expecting them to be a cure-all. We also have to remember that all of the emotions we experience outside of those more ideal, happy times are just as valid and necessary for our progress toward becoming stronger people. I hope you have a happy new year and can do what's best for you.
Take care,
T
I appreciate the honesty in your words, here. Recently, I had days where I was desperately waiting for any little sliver of happiness to appear. When it did come around, I often expected it to resolve all of my stress or completely alleviate my pain, but that would've been too easy.
I think the best thing we can do is hold onto those moments of happiness, as you mentioned, without expecting them to be a cure-all. We also have to remember that all of the emotions we experience outside of those more ideal, happy times are just as valid and necessary for our progress toward becoming stronger people. I hope you have a happy new year and can do what's best for you.
Take care,
T
