What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… or does it?

There is a quote I once read that says: Your past does not define you. You do. I remember nodding. And also quietly disagreeing. Here’s why…

What most people do not realize about truth is that multiple truths can exist at the same time.

If you are sitting in your garden, looking up at the blue sky,
you might say, “The sun is up.” That is true.

But not for an astronaut in space…

Let me say this clearly before going any further.

There is truth in that burnout is real. Exhaustion should never be normalized, and rest absolutely matters.

But what I want to explore here is the layer beneath the surface.
The chronic layer that often goes unnamed…