You’re Doing Better Than You Think

What makes you cry? A TBIN Writing Prompt

I’m in a pickle Seeking alchemy in brine Salvation’s relish

Frustration. Confusion. Knowing in my gut there’s got to be a way to solve this thing, work it out, make it better — but having no clue how to pop the lid and get out of the dilemma. Feeling small, confined, restricted — powerless. Conflicted. This makes me cry.

Sometimes, tears work a bit of magic. Resistance wears itself out, flows downstream into functional acceptance. Solutions glint. Transmutations take effect. Crunchy new ideas offer sustenance.

When it’s for the best, crying delivers the delicious, full-bodied release that comes from letting. it. go. completely.

Crying is a rip tide pulling you far from shore. Or, with a gutsy push into alignment, a good sob session could become the current that will carry you to a better land — a whole new way of being the solution.

Either way, I promise: You’re doing better than you think.

Thanks for the inspiring prompt, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) 💖✨ As Holly Cole croons, “Cry if you want to / I won’t tell you not to…” Then enter the current of this prompt and see where it takes you.

💖✨ Nudging a few kindred spirits who might want to share : Spyder | Mia Verita | Sarah Paris | Jac Harmony | Randy Shingler | Bassey Elimian | Ching Ching | Gurpreet Dhariwal | Pablo Pereyra | Suntonu Bhadra