Personal Reflection
The past has teeth, the future has shadows—but neither is as powerful as what’s burning inside you right now. I’ve spent too much of my life staring backward at mistakes or forward at fears, missing the fact that the real fight, the real strength, was already in me. What lies within isn’t always pretty—it can be messy, fractured, restless—but it’s also where resilience lives. Emerson was right: the weight of the world doesn’t crush you unless you forget what you’re carrying inside.
Reflective Prompt
What part of yourself have you overlooked while worrying about the past or the future? How might you honor it today?
Memoirs of Madness 