We’re Meant to Slip Away

Nothing is sustainable,

even joy,

or even the best things in life.

Nothing was meant to be sustainable.

Our bodies cannot have the same exact foods everyday;

they need diversity.

Our muscles cannot use 100% of their strength all the time;

they need rest and recovery to grow.

Does this mean that our relationships are not supposed to be at 100% all the time?

Do they need moments of rest?

To grow?

I find this definitely true with my mental health.

I cannot be 100% at my most connected, calm, creative self all the time.

I have often told myself that when I momentarily slip away from that state,

I’ve become disconnected.

I’m no longer acting true to myself.

I have failed.

But seeing how those moments of slipping away have actually made me observe my life from a different perspective,

one from a place of gratitude for when I am connected,

has made me think that maybe our souls need those moments of disconnection.

Those are the moments for our souls to learn the lessons they need.

Just as our muscles need to learn lessons with certain waves of exercise

the bacteria and cells in our gut and bodies also need to learn lessons with different types of foods.

So maybe I’m not becoming disconnected

I’m just resting the muscles I use to connect to myself.

When we slip away,

we are just feeding ourselves different foods.

We are meant to slip to the sides

so that we have something to think about.

So that our soul has something to teach us.