and damages should not be ignored or
desensitized but harnessed and embraced — that all of our
quirks and qualities have a part to play in the greater scheme
of our lives and should never be silenced or drowned out. I
believe now that a thing can be abused whether it is good or
bad for us or both. That moderation is key in all areas of our
lives because it gives us the opportunity to be the clearest
and most sincere version of ourselves. However you choose to
numb yourself — whether it is alcohol, weed, or something
else altogether — why don’t you take a couple of
weeks off and allow yourself the chance to be vulnerably,
unapologetically you, to open yourself back up to the things
that frighten you and rediscover how vital they really are to
the strength and depth of your soul and heart, to learn that
all of your broken, bruised, and brittle bits have important
value too?
