Crying

It’s okay to open the flood gates.

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It wasn’t until I was standing helpless by my son’s hospital bed, watching him drift through a coma, that I discovered just how hard a human body can cry. I got good at it. I recognized situations that demanded releasing a few ounces of tears. I would give myself over to it and, after a few minutes, the sensation would pass and I’d get back to work. It’s how I survived.

“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.” Phyllis Diller