We have become too articulate about our suffering & too inarticulate about our strength. The more elegantly we describe our wounds, the harder it becomes to leave them behind. When a struggle becomes part of your identity, overcoming it feels like a betrayal of who you are.
i firmly believe a lot of aging is a mindset and i’m baffled when i talk to someone and they’re like ugh yeah i just can’t stay out late anymore because im soooooooo old and they’re literally 28.
When I was a teen I went to the doctor for my crooked spine.
He said, “You have scoliosis but I’m not going to put scoliosis on your chart because then legally you can’t be a policeman, firefighter, or astronaut.”
“I… I don’t want to do any of that.”
“Well, you never know.”