Throwing off what weighs you down
A short essay on the gravitational pull of the life we have known.
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” — Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
“Where there’s a will there’s a split in the family.” — Anonymous
It’s there to propel you forward and it’s there for you to overcome.
If you’re not careful, it will pull you back where you came from.
And even if you are careful, that gravitational pull is strong.
Say you’re someone with a susceptibility for regular episodes of moderate-to-major depression or anxiety? You definitely have it.
Or you’re an immigrant, working two jobs while going through a decade-long process to gain the citizenship of your adopted nation? Obviously, you have it.
Or you’re a tennis prodigy sent abroad to a private school that will give you all the coaching and personal attention needed to give you the best chance of a pro career, or the third generation of an internationally famous family of industry magnates with a large team of people in suits to manage your net worth? Great. You have it too.
What is it?
It’s the baggage of your background.
And it doesn’t matter who you are. You’ve got it, because everyone does.
The question is, what do you do with it?
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