Old posts that make you cringe are proof you grew. Don’t delete your whole past; just don’t move back in.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
Cringe is what it feels like to meet a version of yourself you have already outgrown, which makes the discomfort evidence rather than a problem. If nothing from three years ago made you wince, that would suggest three years without much movement. The embarrassment is the receipt for the growth.
Leave most of it where it sits and be generous toward whoever that was, since they were working with less. Delete anything that was genuinely unkind to another person, which is a separate category. Then stop rereading it, because visiting is fine and moving back in is not.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What old post of yours proves how far you have come?
MORE IN TIME, MORTALITY & LEGACY
- You won’t be remembered as the smartest or the fastest. You might be remembered as the one who always showed up.
- One day you’ll notice your mom’s hands look like your grandma’s. Hold them before that day surprises you.
- The texts from someone who’s gone become the most important texts on your phone. Be kind in the ones you send.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.