I read a quote that said, “You can be the prettiest shade of green, but you’ll never be enough for someone whose favorite color is blue,” and it really stuck with me.
The deepest proof of care is when a person lets you disturb their patterns, that’s when you’ll know they’re invested in you. See, ppl confuse effort with investment. Effort is flowers, dinners, late night calls. Cute, yes. But effort doesn’t always cost someone anything real.
I’ve found people who are super kind, sweet, sincere & Loving are usually the ones whose dark side is extreme, vindictive, scary & a bit over the top.
It’s because they’re too kind — so they vacillate between extremes when they realize that kindness they gave out was mishandled.
This morning, Mum suddenly grabbed my hand as we watched the news on #GiselePelicot & said:
"We teach you girls to be so vigilant, to always stay alert, every minute of the day. But now what? How are we supposed to protect you while you're sleeping too?"
And it has broken me.
Gisèle Pelicot has made a statement leaving the court:
Her voice did break at a couple of moments but she was clear and composed. Apologies for clumsy translation:
"It is with profound emotion that I speak to you today. It was a very difficult ordeal...