After work, as I'm heading down to my local, are the friends there really what they say they are? You only know them from the bar... Community. We all search for it. Acceptance, understanding, similarities, affirmations, friendship. When you sit down next to another person and the conversation is like one with the mirror - similar feelings, ideas, paths - you realize you aren't the only person in this huge world that finds the hurdles endless. Are we all searching for something unattainable? Are we all expecting too much from humanity? This community I see regularly is, of course, sauced up with an alcoholic glaze, so this always makes me put my guard up. I have consistently watched what some drinks can do to people, me included, and how 'the truth' comes out, as the alcohol slips armour from everyone. I have met many people, including my partner, and have made numerous friends at our watering hole. It's amazing how, as you get older, your eyes weaken but what the...
Swirling thoughts that need to be released from my idle brain...