The first mistake is often unavoidable once it’s happened. The second mistake is what we do after we realize the first one was a mistake. Think about it. A bad relationship may be the first mistake. Staying ten years longer because you can’t admit it was a mistake is the second. Choosing the wrong career …
One of the quietest heartbreaks of adulthood is looking at the people who raised you and realising they are human. Tired. Aging. Carrying burdens. Trying. And if you are not where you thought you would be in life yet, guilt can begin to eat at you slowly. Especially when they are still helping you. There …
There’s a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much. It comes from not knowing when you’re allowed to stop. You finish one thing… and instead of feeling relief, your mind moves the line. “There’s still more.” “You could do better.” “You’re not done yet.” So you keep going. Not because someone asked …