“Pain is a warning that something’s wrong.”

(The Power Of Goodbye)

How ironic is it that an influencer I follow and adore posted this today? In fact, it was the first thing I saw on my feed when I woke up in the aftermath of the awkward social conundrum I sadly had to cauterize last night:

… meanwhile, I make no apologies for protecting my space, my peace, and my mental health at all costs, not the least of which was a growing friendship with a very sweet and probably well intending stranger. While I don’t believe that she was intentionally disregarding my previously expressed desire for her to please just give me some time to go back and listen to her OVER 100 voice messages in my DM’s to no avail, the answer finally had to be NO! Just NO! A friend of mine actually posted these spot on, poignant words about “all of this”,

A problem rarely recognizes it’s the problem, and yet there we are stressing ourselves to the point of anxiety and sickness over it.

I mean, honestly, people? Could there be any truer truth? The amount of wisdom packed so tightly into that most impeccable of word groupings is astonishing!

In the meantime, if any of you are out there “well intendly and unawaredly” bombarding your friends and loved ones with message after message after message … STOP! When you do that, you are, indeed, entering them into a “social contract” of your design and benefit that they may not necessarily either want to be made party to or have the time, energy, or desire to look for an exit clause on. Just thought I’d share.

Oh, and on a side note … WHO is the epic celebrity influencer I had the pleasure of unexpectedly meeting today? Well, although I’m going to respect his request for me not to post the awesome pictures I got to take with him, CLICK HERE to see! For the record, this man is one of my very few “Lucky Charm” people who I’d most love to be able to sit down and eat a bowl of cereal with. Meeting him was, like, a hundred times infinity better than meeting even the most Lucky Charmiest of all people I’ve EVER had the pleasure to meet! Just thought I’d share! Bye everyone, it’s me, CAT!