Bearing Witness

I wrote the following piece in the aftermath of what was, at the time, the most traumatic call of my career

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One of the most grounding things after dealing with a traumatic event is the mundanity of the everyday routine that follows. It often feels like the world stops moving, that you cannot possibly ever move on from what happened, but the endless cycle of everyday life does not stop for anyone. There will still be laundry when you get home and dirty dishes in the sink. 

It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but I’ve found that these tasks can become a source of comfort. Knowing that one day, you will return to how you were. You will fall back into the same routines and you will feel happy again. Your future self will look back on you and feel proud for persevering through it all. 

Life is unforgiving and cruel. It’s necessary to allow yourself to feel negative emotions when you need to. However, no matter how bad it gets, it is important to still seek out the beauty in this world. Because like routine, it does not cease either.