sometimes I lay awake at night and I just think about everything I’ve done and how much I have left to do and I think, “when does it end” because really I’d like for it to end, for things to slow down. But at the same time I don’t want things to end, I just want something stable. I think I used to look for that in relationships, since everyone described them as wonderful things that are meant to last, but it’s not what I wanted. I wanted something rock solid, not something that always changes. It turns out I was never looking in the right place. The feeling of ice cold water slipping down your throat in the middle of the night never changes. The way the sun rises each morning never changes. Every time you fall asleep and are free to relax, it never changes. These are small, silly things. But they’re always the same. You can always count on it, even if you can’t count on someone…yet. Where I was once looking for something in a partner I found it in daily routines, and even my best friend. So instead of laying awake and wishing life changed, or was better, now I lay awake and think “wow. I made it to the other side.” So for anyone who doubts that they can make it to the other side, that it doesn’t exist, or that it’s not worth it, it is. It so very much is. And I’d do it all over again to keep this feeling.