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Your sad comment reminds me of this stanza: "The sweeping up the heart, / And putting love away / We shall not want to use again / Until eternity." (Emily Dicki
by jffhn 6y ago
Your sad comment reminds me of this stanza: "The sweeping up the heart, / And putting love away / We shall not want to use again / Until eternity." (Emily Dickinson)
- shrimp_emoji 6y agoDickinson had a ton of family members die in rapid succession, so she probably wrote that in the fallout of deep trauma. Still, there's something to be said about shifting the "fulcrum" of happiness within yourself and being more emotionally self-sufficient, if you can. Ironically, that can also make you a better, less co-dependent friend/partner.