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If my Vulnerability Could Speak, Here is What it Would Say
The fallacies of the heart from the place that feels the most
I haven’t learned enough.
There is always the next thing. I’ll feel like I need to know more before going into the next romantic swing.
This is a fallacy rooted in fear, emerging as paralysis.
Everyone always has a million reasons why timing might not be right. You could give yourself a million reasons why any timing might be wrong, actually.
This is a conversation you have with yourself, and it’s hilariously awful because the person doing the convincing is you to yourself. The argument is already won because your subconscious has already won you over. The entire narrative is internalized and scripted. You know this, and, by the time you’ve made up your mind with a physical decision, that decision was already made before the arguing began in your mind.
The best teachers and teachings in your life come from the experiences you share. Christopher McCandless tried to wander away from people into the woods of Alaska, only to realize that happiness was only real when it was shared.
He died in those woods, alone and scared and regretful.
