Side Effects

It can be a strange thing coming out of a hard time. You can see that the storm has passed. You can feel peace slowly make its way into your heart. You can hear your thoughts telling you it’s okay to exhale. But you suddenly feel terrible. All of the holding on, the demanding work, the head down “I can do this” comes barreling in and something inside you let’s go of survival mode and you stand face to face with the hard stuff.