Had a super deep but also at times heavy conversation with a family friend here about a family member we mutually know who has had a lot of troubles and is going through a really tough time readjusting to life after being institutionalised. As opposed to being sad and draining, it was a really invigorating and honest conversation despite the really intense emotions that came up at times… I feel alive because this is what life is about, it feels real.

really grateful for these conversations and being at a stage of my life where I can freely engage in them above the veneer of pleasantries that much of life consists of.