Firm

It's funny when someone speaks so soft you have to hear them & so simple that you have to agree; none of it condescending. He said I shouldn't get into bed until I am absolutely ready to fall asleep. That I shouldn't drink coffee after noon. That I should lift weights & move & move until I've passed the ache. That I should go to Italy, all over & through & eat. Do you know what I mean? I think I mean that it feels good to be told what to do, even if it's not exactly what happens or what I need. It feels good to be told something firmly, confidently. Something I'd been lacking - a sort of energy - from the people about me, from me, something that I wanted from those I cared about - Let's go there. Let's work on this. Let's be this. Let's grow. Let's love. Sleep in. Go out. Let's go on a date. Be confident. Be still. Be secure. Be safe. Be strong. Because - because is not the point. Or if it is, then it's for passion over action, reaction, action. Because is for longevity, because brevity is life & if we weren't meant to die alongside a life's work of love, what were we even meant for? What I mean is, be bold & confident & tell each other things firmly as if securely as if secure in yourself. And if you hesitate at all because why? Because you don't want to do all the work? Remember that moods are contagious & words & actions can be too.