Today I want to focus on a natural phenomenon: crying. Recently I posted about laughing so hard that I cried, so today I decided to Google “why do people cry” and came across this article. It shed a bit of new light on the topic, and is well-written. Something I learned, for example, is that maybe there’s a tear-related reason for my love of elephants!
In the interest of boredom, I decided to evaluate the activities that will accompany the last category of tears the article identifies. Here’s my guide to my tears’ future!
- Visiting the USA, seeing my folks and other family & friends: Happy tears! Giggling, clapping, bouncing
- Seeing Mother Megan & Karl: Uber excitement! Happy tears! Smiles, hugs, giggles
- Meeting Savannah: Happy tears for Michelle & Mike; Giggling, baby noises (lol)
- December 26: Sadness mixed with gratefulness: Short bursts of tears, a lot of silence
- Dealing with something I disagree with: Frustration (note, tears usually well but don’t fall during this phase): Deep voice, scattered eye pattern
- Returning back “home” to Belgium: Excitement and sadness: Smiles, tears that don’t fall
I’m sure everyone is contemplating how they’ll deal with an event that is coming up within the next few weeks. What are you excited for and how will you react?
*this post was updated on 5 Dec
Tags: Chicago, Holiday, life, travelling
