Missing someone...

People come and go in our lives, sometimes like the sudden whoosh of a revolving door and at other times in a much slower, more painful manner, much like having a boulder rocking back and forth on you before it rolls on. Some leave mud tracks and stubborn stains on our hearts that last for years despite a good scrubbing, while others depart with a gentle touch and a hopeful wish to return someday resuming the rightful spot they once held.

Missing someone close to your heart is a terrible feeling. It hurts even more if we don’t know whether that person misses us or not. People do a lot of weird stuff when they miss people, stuff like:

1. Sitting around wondering if you meant anything to them.

2. Thinking if they ever cared about you.

3. Logging onto the internet hoping to see them online.

4. Looking at photos and thinking about the fun times they had.

5. Thinking about how nice it would be to sit together and enjoy again.

I always used to think that this stuff is weird, but right now the same is happening with me and here’s what I think now.

Missing someone is a way of growing up. It exposes you to loneliness. It teaches you to cope with being lonely and lets you know that “emptiness” isn’t just a word. Sometimes it’s good to miss someone. You know that you really care but the bad part is not knowing whether the other party feels the same way about you. When this happens, we often feel that we’re being ignored or left alone.

So if you miss someone, let them know. The easiest way is to say it first, the same words will be shot back at you within a split second!