I spent the better part of today worrying about my friend. She is going through a loss, and it has kind of changed a lot of things. Like the way that I feel about being there for someone I care about. My first instinct was to travel and be with her, but I literally cannot. I have tried to adjust everything in my life to be able to go, but nothing can move. Apart from the fact that I can’t be with her, I also don’t know how to be there for her from a million miles away. It has been a long day, and I have realized that we take so many things for granted in this life. If this loss has taught me anything, it is that we think we have tomorrow and that there will be next time. It has made me realize that we have to learn to live. We have to learn to be content with what we have long enough to actually enjoy it. It’s been a crazy day, and I still feel bad about not being in a position to be there for her. My takeaway from this experience is to live today like there’s no tomorrow, and from now on, that’s what I’m going to do.
