Not ignoring this Cheryl Strayed quote
Recommended by EmilyWhen the famous Dear Sugar column first dropped in 2011 I was 19 and had never had a big love or a big grief. Over the ensuing 15y and through several relationships this quote would continue to pop up uninvited in my mind and cause me to say "Am I gonna let a pop self-help author tell me what's 'real'"? and "What is FREELY, anyway"? and "Is anything really ABSOLUTE in this life"? Inconvenient though it is, can now confirm with 100% certainty that absolute rule means absolute rule. Ignore at your peril.
2 months ago
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@e_lectromegnetic
Recently, Cheryl’s husband died. It was an aggressive brain disease. It was sudden and deeply impacted his community. He was a dear friend so I was at his funeral. As you might imagine, Cheryl’s eulogy was a heartfelt tumble into the true glory and grit of a love lived and lost. She took all the time and space she needed to say all of the things she carefully wrote in her very raw and immediate grief. I can confirm, without question, that Cheryl Strayed channels truth into language for the rest of us to hold dear.