Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash We live lives full to the brim with various events and doings, but only a handful of them are mile markers. Events that mark a significant period of time, events that veer us off course, and - if we were a house - these are the ones that gut us down to… Continue reading Mile Markers
Friend, we will all face hard times. Trials that come out of seemingly no where, knock us off of our course and flat onto our backs. The wind knocked out of us, rendered senseless. It has often struck me how there are two responses to the shit storms of life. One will either become a victim, or a survivor.
Friend, first, it is important for me to explain the apology that, I sincerely believe, is a curse is the unnecessary one. For example, you laugh too loud at a joke that only you seem to get. I’m sorry, you say. You get lost in thought, only to realize that you’re staring at a stranger. I’m sorry, you say. You get ‘too’ excited about something you’re passionate about. I'm sorry, you say. Our days are filled with these unnecessary apologies. The ones that suggest that there is some part of you for which you need to apologize.
Everyone has their own story. The true human experience is full of sorrow, joy, and the boring bits in between. Omit one and you cheat yourself from being made.
Speak what you want into existence. Establish and maintain your boundaries with vigilance. It is no ones responsibility but our own to declare what it is we want, and to maintain those boundaries. It is our job, our most important one, to take care of ourselves.
