The day you stop telling the same sad story about yourself is a quiet milestone.
CREATIVITY
WHAT THIS MEANS
A story you tell often stops being a memory and becomes a job. Repeating it keeps a particular version of you current, explains your limits in advance, and earns a reliable reaction, all of which quietly argues for staying the same. Noticing that you no longer need to tell it is one of the few signs of healing that nobody claps for.
Listen for the account you give of yourself this week, the one that comes out automatically. Try leaving it out of a conversation and see what fills the gap. You can keep what happened without keeping the narration.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which story about yourself have you told one time too many?
MORE IN GROWTH, CHANGE & REINVENTION
- Ask an old friend how you’ve changed since you met. Their answer might surprise you in a good way.
- Growth is uneven. You can be grown in one area and twelve years old in another. Most adults are.
- Learning in public is embarrassing at first. It’s also how other beginners find you and ask you for help.
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