I changed my routine,
and spent less time staring at my computer monitor.
Today, I no longer felt the need to keep my phone in my hand, but rather, allowed it to rest, recklessly, atop a cabinet in my office.
I changed my ringtones.
I viewed my empty inbox with relief,
and realized I had gone 72 hours without hearing his voice…
Today, I brought my phone charger home and plugged it back in next to my bed. My phone has held a charge, all day, for the first time in months…
Today, thoughts of work were uncluttered.
I set priorities in hopes of moving on to goals.
I had a daydream…about cleaning out a closet…
I participated in a political discussion in which, for the first time in weeks, my entire mind was engaged,
and, I read several pages of “Atlas Shrugged” while eating lunch.
Several times today, I remembered an anecdote or experience shared by a mutual friend and thrilled with the anticipation of sharing, until I remembered…
I stopped and thought, “Oh, I can’t wait to tell him…” before realizing my best friend had stopped listening…
Today, I heard his name spoken time and time again, and, each time, it hurt a little less…
Today, I realized, with certainty, that my conviction to refuse to live my life according to a set of man-made rules is right…for me…
Today the landscape seems brighter…
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