A meaningful thought

When you remain constantly inside a situation, it becomes difficult to see what it is actually doing to you. You grow accustomed to anxiety, explain away repeated pain, and begin treating the abnormal as normal. A little distance can restore the full picture. That distance may be a few days without contact, time away from work, or simply space without other people’s opinions. Distance does not always mean an ending. Sometimes it gives you a chance to hear your own thoughts and decide what must change before returning—or whether returning is right at all.