The holidays have a way of revealing what we hoped would be different. You can prepare.You can lower expectations.You can tell yourself you’re fine. And sometimes—it feels like we missed the mark. A conversation doesn’t land.A gesture goes unnoticed.Someone doesn’t show up the way you hoped. Holiday disappointment isn’t a failure of gratitude.It’s a moment of contact with reality. Why...
At some point, everyone thinks it. People suck. They don’t show up the way they said they would. They don’t listen the way you hoped. They don’t grow at the pace you expect. They disappoint you, frustrate you, and sometimes feel like the primary obstacle between you and peace. But here’s an uncomfortable question worth sitting with: What if people don’t actually suck… what if your...
