Learning to Feel
If we are capable of feeling, empathizing and communicating emotion on this level but we choose not to then wtf are we even doing.
We’re always told to “understand to your audience” etc, etc. I was inspired a long time ago to go beyond that and FEEL the emotion. Conveying emotion is the goal of great storytelling and a key to the ever-elusive “authenticity”. This story represents my experience but it’s not a story about me.
A word of warning if you’re triggered by depression or suic…