It's Okay to Run Away

I've been thinking about what I was going to write on the blog today all day..
I honestly had no clue. And then I thought, I could write about acceptance.. nah, even better...

running away.

More specifically, running away from your problems.
Everyone always says, "You shouldn't run away from your problems."
But as I'm sitting here watching the nightly news, I don't think I agree with that.
I agree with it to a certain point.
You shouldn't EMOTIONALLY run away from your problems...at least not forever.
Eventually, you should face those demons.
But don't let anyone make you do it before you're ready.

Let's say you're allergic to bees.
Being around bees is one of your 99 problems.
Now, for scenario sake, let's say a hive of bees is chasing you.

You are going to run, you are going to run like hell.

Bees cause you pain, maybe even death.
And maybe those bees are kind of like the rest of your 98 problems.
You have an absolute right to run away from all of your problems as long as you feel it necessary.
Sometimes we just aren't ready and facing it in the moment won't make it better...it will probably make it worse.

You don't have to have the final conversation with your ex to find out what went wrong, why it couldn't work, etc. The final closure on the relationship. But maybe you just need closure for yourself. Which is probably going to include blocking their number on your phone, deleting them on Facebook/Twitter/all the other social media mumbo jumbo in the world, avoiding every place they might possibly be, sitting in your house watching Netflix.. reaching some level of acceptance.
I don't think that's running away, I think it's preparing yourself for battle.
An emotional battle, but if you don't care about the soldier you're fighting against, it makes the battle a lot less personal.

Let's say you're in a fight with a friend. Maybe not talking, not subtweeting about the situation on Twitter, avoiding them...maybe it could help alleviate some unneeded drama. If you're true friends, the problem will resolve on it's own. If not, the friendship will dissipate on it's own.

For a more real world example: if someone in the Sharkiesha incident had run away...

Maybe what appears to be "running away" to some people is actually facing it head on.
Preach, honey boo boo.