Comings and Goings...

Ever wonder what happens when someone online seems to be in your feed — not just on Steemit — every day, and then suddenly drops off the surface of the planet, with no warning?

Of course, it's not necessarily limited to the online world; sometimes you notice that the person who's always working the meat counter at the supermarket is suddenly gone, or the person who helps you every day at the post office suddenly isn't working there, anymore.

Do we ever pause to wonder why these people suddenly become absent from our lives? Moreover, do we notice their absence enough to actually wonder and worry about them?

Not long ago, an online acquaintance — who was always posting to her Facebook several times a day (yes, I still have a Facebook account!) — suddenly stopped posting. And I found myself feeling concerned...

She suddenly reappeared, some six weeks later, sharing that she had had a breast cancer diagnosis.

My point here being that we never really know why someone suddenly vanishes, and we often make vastly incorrect assumptions about the underlying reasons for their absence.

Of course, some absences are less tragic. In my own case, I often just end up feeling tired of it all and needing to take a break. I don't do so (usually!) because anybody upset me, or hurt my feelings, I just need to get away because my brain feels overclogged.

I also tend to have an all-or-nothing personality, so when I feel too tired to invest "all" in something, I quite completely until I feel inspired again.

That even happens with my blog here on Steemit, where I suddenly develop week-long gaps in posting, after having dedicatedly written every day for a while.

I have never figured out where the "middle way" is, in some aspects of my life.

Today, I reflected on the fact that I spend far too much of my life feeling tired. Much of that is stress-related, and likely linked to the fact that the daily business of simply making a living becomes harder and harder every month; every year.

The cost of life keeps rising; the available funds to nmeet that cost does not.

Humans tend to get tired — and even depressed — when they don't seem able to progress towards their desired goals... and perhaps even keep working but end up further from their goals than when they started.

It's only natural: We start wondering that the point even is, IF there is a point.

Sorry to sound so gloomy... I'll get over myself soon, I promise!

Thanks for coming by, and have a great week ahead!

How about YOU? Do you have the courage to be deeply and truly yourself? Do you allow the world to see you, as you are? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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Created at 2025.09.15 00:55 PDT
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