Two Truths One Heart: A Story of Empty Success

2019-2022. What a time period. We all went through it. I spent a long time recovering from brain surgery, and made the decision that if I wanted to move forward with my life that I needed to forge a new path.

I enrolled back to Uni in 2019, wanting to prove that I still had the brains to succeed. I chose a path related to my talents and forged a path forward. Then Ned moved out with his new partner during Covid. It wasn't abandonment, it was another stage of his life, but it felt like abandonment. I thought I wouldn't survive without someone to keep me from the darkest parts of myself. But I did. I had to, this is the path I've chosen and I have to be able to stand alone.

I had a goal, and I half-heartedly pursued it. It fit poorly, but I was good at it. I graduated. I did well. I didn't work as hard as I could have, and forged a path for myself in a new industry. It still fits poorly and I'm still good at it.

Two things can be true.

11. Two Truths