Holding On.

Sunaina Patnaik
Aug 27, 2017 · 1 min read
Photo by Manuel Meurisse on Unsplash

We’re all holding on to something — something that’s not good for us, something that doesn’t belong to us. To an old memory, people, places, houses we’ve stopped calling homes, homes we’ve left behind, stories that we’re no longer a part of, cities we’ve once lived in, hearts that don’t want to shelter us, cafes that make us feel like a stranger, old loves, broken shards of wine glasses, strangers, and shirts that smell of a person you don’t talk to.

We’re all holding on to something that keeps us awake in the nights, something that reminds us that no matter what, life rises and falls and spirals out of our control. It’s funny how we think we’re holding on to something when all we’re doing is simply breathe.

Tune for the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHz5Rti0cU

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Sunaina Patnaik

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Coffee addict | Writer | Reader. Author of Warm Delinquencies. Book available on Amazon here: http://bit.ly/2gnn6j9

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