I let the feeling stay a feeling

Dear Delyara, I had a hard feeling today and didn’t immediately turn it into a full identity. That used to be one of my worst habits. Sad became broken. Anxious became incapable. Overwhelmed became failing. Tired became lazy. Today I just felt what I felt. It was uncomfortable. It was real. And it passed without me needing to build a whole character judgment around it. I don’t think people realize how much freedom there is in not making every feeling mean something permanent about who you are.