We grow up thinking strength is about holding everything together with steady hands and a stiff spine. We’re taught that the toughest people are the ones who never crack, never cry, never let their knees hit the ground. But life has a way of rewiring that definition. It breaks through the armor in the placesContinue reading “The Strongest People”
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The Exit Theory
There’s a strange pressure we put on ourselves to stay—stay in conversations that leave us uneasy, stay in situations where we feel small, stay in rhythms that drain us even when we know better. Maybe it’s habit. Maybe it’s guilt. Maybe it’s that quiet fear that someone will ask, “Why are you leaving?” and weContinue reading “The Exit Theory”
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?
My dad and I once had a disagreement over him using the adage“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” I said, “That’s just not true. Sometimes what doesn’t kill you leaves you brittle and injured or traumatized.” He stopped and thought about that for a while. He came back later, and said, “It’s like woodContinue reading “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?”
Heal-thy
As we grow older, as we continue to go through the ups and downs of life, the number of not-so-good experiences go up. And life has a way of triggering these memories, reminding us of these parts of life that we’d rather not talk about. Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can eitherContinue reading “Heal-thy”
Kenrick Vaz 