The Art of Being Wrong
Being wrong does not erase everything good in us. But protecting the person everyone believes us to be can keep us from honestly confronting the person we have sometimes been.
Being wrong does not erase everything good in us. But protecting the person everyone believes us to be can keep us from honestly confronting the person we have sometimes been.
Sometimes my body recognizes what my mind hasn’t admitted yet. This is an essay about sadness, memory, and the quiet ways our bodies tell the truth before we’re ready to hear it.
We spend so much energy trying to become someone people will accept. But the more I grow, the more I wonder if the real courage is simply letting ourselves be fully known.