When sadness comes to call

When sadness comes to call...

Sometimes sadness arrives unexpectedly.

It follows you around...And sits so close to you, you can hardly breathe. You can try to hide it.

But it feels like you've become sadness yourself.

Try not to be afraid of sadness.

Give it a name.

Listen to it. Ask where it comes from and what it needs.

If you don't understand each other, just sit together amd be quiet for a while.

Find something that you both enjoy, like drawing...

Listening to music...

or drinking hot chocolate.

Maybe sadness doesn't like to stay inside.

Try letting it out sometimes.

Go for a walk through the trees.

You can listen to their sounds together.

Maybe all it wants to know is that it is welcome.

And to sleep, knowing it is not alone.

When you wake up, it might be gone.

Don't worry-today is a new day.