I wanted less brightness around me

Dear Delyara, The lights felt too bright today. At work, at home, even on my phone screen. Everything felt a little too exposing, too sharp, too awake. I think when I’m emotionally tired, brightness becomes harder to tolerate because it leaves less room for softness around the edges of things. So tonight I dimmed everything. The lamp, the hallway, the screen, my own pace. It changed more than the room. It changed my body. Sometimes care is not deep. Sometimes it is just reducing the glare.