Taylor Swift once said that she wanted to write a song for every painful emotion that we experience. ‘Bigger than the whole sky’ peels off that layer which we try so hard to cover our wounds with, making us face the pain of experiences that we never thought mattered or don’t want it to matter.
For many, the song is interpreted as the trauma of miscarriage. But the disappointment and pain of truncated hope is universal and must not be dismissed. If you have lost that someone or something that was bigger than the whole sky, that meant the world to you, then this song is your song too. Whether it’s tragically losing a loved one, or a friend that has gone away, or a relationship that never took off, or the realization that a crush can never be anything more. Pain is pain. Everything that you feel is real and needs to be validated.
So, if you are out there in the dark night, facing a pitch black void filled with haunting emotions that won’t go away, try to keep staring at the night sky. Keep looking for just one star. Because once you find one light, your eyes will see the other stars that are hidden in the darkness and the hope that is out there.
Read more about how to find hope in crushing disappointment.
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