The Making of..."Every Cliche"

Hi

I've been fortunate enough to have a lot supportive and logical advice thrown my way during moments of sadness. I can't stress enough how important it is to have these type of people around you. Whether it's family, friends or just acquaintances that you've rarely talked to. That positive energy is dire during depressing times.

Now initially, you won't be all that receptive to some of the advice that's thrown your way. You'll hear a lot of things you won't want to hear. A lot of cliches. Although a lot of them make sense and in the back of your mind, you realize that, your heart is too wounded to properly process and ponder that information. At least that's me. I shouldn't assume that everybody deals with situations the same. Maybe others are just really logical people and things like cliches and horoscopes comfort them. Who knows? But I have a feeling I'm not alone in this boat. We don't want to hear time heals all wounds or it wasn't meant to be. It makes me want to scream at the beginning. I just wanted to say, "I'm not a child. I've been through this before and I know how dreadful a feeling this is." But when these people tell you these cliches, seeds are planted in your brain. And I feel that even though I didn't want to hear those words at first, I slowly realized they had a point. They weren't just being "lazy" or "inconsiderate" or "misunderstanding". These cliches are cliches for a reason. These feelings are much bigger than myself. Philosophy, emotion, love, break ups, they have gone on since the beginning of time and will continue when I'm long gone. There's nothing I've been through that someone else hasn't. Those ideas don't make me feel insignificant. They're inspirational and refreshing to me. It's a way of finding perspective for me. I think that's something we all struggle with. But we come back to reality one way or another. And for me, understanding these cliches in time was my way of doing so. Taking my head out of my ass, so to speak.

"Every Cliche" isn't just a list of cliches that rhyme. I mean, it's partly that but it's also discusses the feelings I just mentioned. It's in a much shorter, more compact, HOPEFULLY more creative way. I really enjoy this one and hope you will too.

Thanks