As far as I can tell, we’re all experiencing life for the first time. We think we have some things figured out. Give it time. Certainty unravels. Still we expect more from each other. As if age, education, status or temperament make life any more linear. As if we’re not all making our way across uncharted terrain.
Inspired by a line from Rupi Kaur’s notes in the 10th-anniversary edition of milk and honey, reflecting on her father: “…I’ve realized that, like me, he’s experiencing life for the first time.”
If this resonates, I’d love to hear from you. A comment, a share, or even just a like goes a long way. Writing into the void is its own practice, but knowing the work lands makes it easier to keep showing up.