When we say try again, we don’t mean to do the exact same thing over and over. The idea is to make a change, and then try that.
Your husband abuses you. Try again.
Your bosses discriminate against you. Try again.
Your studiomate betrays you. Try again.
For years now, I’ve been navigating wave after wave of brutal upheavals. I feel mixed when friends praise my resilience—the calluses that grew over skin that deserved to stay soft.
The reality is that trying again sucks.
If this is you, I see your big exposed heart breaking and the inner light you are fighting to protect from the surrounding darkness. I wish you too could have stayed soft.
