Dear Luke:

“It feels like I’m amongst these volcanic islands that sometimes erupt and I get the shock-waves all the time. I have never had an eruption myself”- profound, intelligent, creative (the writer in you).

“Feels like I have to pretend that everything is okay to keep the peace”- that’s you absorbing others’ shock waves, isn’t it (quote above). I see the following equation here:

“pretend that everything is okay to keep the peace” = “I get the shock-waves all the time”.

But whose peace are you keeping; who is enjoying peace because of your sacrifice?

anita