Confluence; Volume One

One journal entry paired with one photograph, each of my own creation.

I want to start (this project) by sharing that I’m currently navigating a health issue that has completely taken over my life since December 2023. Thankfully, I’m told, it’s not life-threatening, but it is undeniably life-altering. Each day I'm affected by it, and despite trying countless medications and methods, I still don’t have a diagnosis or a solution. I’m stuck in limbo—a place anyone who’s been there knows is one of the worst to be. All I want is the knowledge of how to make it stop.

With no end in sight, the frustration creeps into my thoughts constantly, which is why I turn to journaling as a way to cope. I’m not writing this to seek sympathy (I’m terrible at accepting it), but rather to let others know they’re not alone if they’re going through something similar. If this post can help someone, even in the smallest way, then that’s a positive I can hold on to.

On to the entry and image…

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“To be sorrowful is to understand happiness.”

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This is/was an exercise in awareness, coping, and a way to deal with the heavy emotions I’m confronted with on a daily basis.