You’re More Resilient Than You Think
That person who broke your heart won’t matter in five years
I was out for a run this morning when a thought hit me out of nowhere. This guy who I had been super into, who I couldn’t picture my life without, but things ended up not working out — I hadn’t thought about him in months. Not even one time.
The lack of thinking about him is what pulled me up short.
How could this person — who I was ready to hitch my wagon to his — not even cross my mind at all? The answer, really, is simple: We’re more resilient than we think.
You’re more resilient than you think
I’m sure there’s a person from your past that you pictured your future with. They were so integral to your life and the vision you had for yourself — until they weren’t. They broke your heart, or you broke up for whatever reason.
I bet you haven’t thought about that person in months, perhaps even years. That’s because you’re resilient. Your body and your mind know how to be okay. Resilience means the ability to bounce back and recover in the face of adversity and stress.
We trick ourselves into thinking we can’t live without other people, or that we can’t see our lives without this other person in it. That’s silly…
