Elloooo!

This week I want to talk about the runners. The ones who turn their backs and flee.

People mix up between running away and walking away. Almost like they do with fear and cowardice.

They tell us to walk away if we know what's good for us.

Yet they call us runners when we choose to turn our backs and never look back.

I believe it takes courage, commitment and self-appreciation to walk away from a pernicious person or event or even an ideal in your life.

What do I mean when I say walk away?
I mean to come to terms with what you're walking away from. To accept it yet harbor no negative unresolved feelings towards it. To know that you are strong enough to face it, but also understand that you are not obligated to. That leaving it behind is the right thing to do. You walk away when you stand in front of the person/ place/event/ideal face to face. Eye level. With your back straight and your eyes looking at it with recognition. Here you are scared of walking away into the uncertain, yet you are aware of the fact that this fear isn't strong enough to bend you. You then swiftly turn your body and slowly take strong steps away.

Running away? That's cowardice. Tucking your tail in between your legs and fleeing. Not facing what should be faced. Not coming to terms with it. Not processing it. Here you're so afraid that the only thing you want to understand is how quickly you can get away. You're so full of overpowering fear that it bends you, forces you to your knees. But you're still so desperate you're willing to crawl away. Even then, you're crawling into any ditch that will shelter you from what you left behind.

A lot of us have things we want to leave in the past, but few of us actually do. I'll say it's safe to assume though, that that too is alright. Perhaps we'll be lucky and whatever we want to leave behind will just evanesce into the past on it's own accord.

So if you spot someone brave enough to try and walk away, don't shut them down because you think they're running away. Appreciate and encourage them and hope that maybe one day, you'll be as powerful as they are.

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What do you think? Am I right to honor those with the ability to gracefully walk away? Or am I romanticizing the mundane? Tell me in the comments.
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I've been planning on writing a novella revolving around this topic (the difference between walking away and running away) for a while now, what do you think?

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