Art Flow Design Studio

You know the friend.

They sit down, and before you can even say hello, it starts.

You won’t believe this.

And you’re over there trying to stay afloat. Barely keeping your head above water. Carrying your own things that nobody has asked about.

But you don’t say that.

You say, "Oh yeah.”

You say, “OMG.”

You give them what they came for.

Because that’s what you do.

And somewhere in the middle of it your brain starts doing the thing it always does with this particular person.

Here comes Seabiscuit coming around the bend.

In 9th place.

Now 8th.

Now 5th.

Same horse. Same race. Just a different track.

Because here’s the thing about people who treat your kindness like a hotline.

The situation always changes.

The story never does.

Different details. Different names. Different drama.

Same pattern running underneath all of it.

And you’ve heard this race called so many times you could do it yourself.

But you sit there anyway.

Oh yeah.

Omg.

Because you’re kind.

Because you were never asked if you

An Image to Sit With.