Be gentle with yourself.

Not just because it is what you deserve but because it is what you need.

A breath.

A rest.

An eventual inhale in between the screaming.

Encouraging to reevaluate the situation.

***

Healing does not happen under pressure.

That is how pressure sores are formed.

Oozing, blistering, open wounds that only become deeper and deeper.

Stop it before it reaches the heart and becomes permanent.

Let yourself thrive instead.

Be gentle and release off the pressure.

***

If impossible to be so for yourself, be gentle for them.

Those that would be hurt knowing that you let it happen to yourself.

That would be gentle to you regardless.

Patient beyond belief and loving beyond comprehension.

No matter if it is someone you know or do not know.

The tear stains on the envelope edge is all you will need for proof.