Present.

As I lay and write this post, with my best friend creepily sleeping on the phone, I realize the immense importance of being present. Present in the moment of your own life, living every moment to the fullest, but furthermore being present in the lives of those that choose to love you. Being present at any moment they may need you, or even when they think they don’t. Making sure they know they aren’t alone.

Just as I hope I’m not alone and that I do have at least one person willing to  put aside the pain they feel for a brief second and take away mine. Just as I would do it for every second I could for them, I hope they share the same love I have for them, as they do for me.

I feel it’s important to constantly remind your loved ones that you are present, and willing to do whatever it takes to make their misery go away; even if it means absorbing it onto yourself. Because I can say with 100% certainty that if I’ve ever asked you if you’re okay, or make it a habit to ask you how you’re feeling, that I’m ready and willing to absorb more pain then you have to exude. Trust me you may think I have no idea how much there is, but you have no idea how much I’m willing to take just to see you smile for the briefest second.

I’ll always be present for those I love, even when they think I am not. I will always just be a call away at any given moment of time. The only hope I have is that they will reciprocate even just a fraction of what I am willing to do to help.