If our peace is lost...it's too expensive

How do we help our friends, when we're also suffering? Life with Voldemort was life changing. And, I can't even sit here and tell you that it was all bad. Literally, one of the most difficult time periods of my life...still in it....it destroys me and I still find hope. Do not let it all destroy you. Do not forget YOU are HUMAN. Sometimes, it's okay to not be okay. Just, don't unpack your suitcase and stay there. Let it out, your way. And, then refocus on where you are headed. We spend so much of our lives trying to survive that we forget to live. The struggle is real. It will get us ALL. When it comes for us, where do we go? What do we do? We have to find a safe space, a place we can close ourselves in for a bit and just be...reach for your toolbox and see if you can find something that makes you smile for 10 seconds. A picture....a song....a quote....a memory....something that briefly takes you away from the pain you feel. Do it again, this time for a minute. Sixty seconds feeling something other than pain.