Impending Doom

You know it’s coming, and you can’t stop it.

Of course, you’re not looking forward to it, but it’s more than an abstract discomfort because you’ve been here before. You’ve already walked this road. You’ve been to this destination. You know how this ends.

And it sucks. Deeply and truly.

On these days, how do you show up in the world?

Do you push it behind a facade or wear your heart on your sleeve? Are you able to function normally? Do you appear largely unaffected but in moments of weakness, the emotions escape (and the regrets pile up)? Do you play the victim, or do you victimize?

Luckily, we don’t experience the existential threat of impending doom every day. The doom moments come and go like seasons.

When you look across the table, aisle, or office, it’s worth considering what season your fellow humans might be experiencing.