You nailed it. Accepting what “is” and what “isn’t” at a given time can be very difficult. However, doing so gives one the agency to make substantive changes to their life.

For instance, I quit my supposed dream job and had an large, unproductive drinking problem. That was two years ago and I’ve been sober ever since, coincidentally finding more happiness personally and professionally than ever before. But it starts with being honest and putting the work in to change your life. It certainly is possible, and I encourage everyone to give it a try. Don’t shy away from failure. Failure highlights what you need to know in order to eventually complete whatever challenge you struggled with initially.

Trajectories can change through continual effort. They’re not immutable.

Can you do things that would increase the chances that you’d like yourself over time? Perhaps start there. No one knows for certain what the future holds.

Sounds like when dogs can detect that a diabetic person’s blood sugar is too low based on the vapor weight of the air around them. It’s fuckin wild