the fixer
It’s crazy how, as you're floating through life, you find yourself in a moment, or sometimes moments, where you can’t breathe, where you’re drowning and this is it - this is how your body leaves the earth. It sounds dramatic. It totally is, but it’s also fitting and fucking terrifying. But all things pass away. Time moves forward. You find your head above the water again. You’re drenched, everything hurts and your face is swollen, but you’re still alive - you survived. But turbulent water doesn't still quickly. You will be at the mercy of the waves, getting days where you don't cry at all, days with a full night of sleep, days you go back on your word, and days where you cry at work. Slowly, though, life calms, and sooner than you'd think possible, you can't believe the old you existed. Like a serpent you have shed your skin and you feel new. That feeling is so good, it is a euphoric high, making you believe you can do anything. But beware, you can’t. This is w