The AI noted my “flaw”: “You hold yourself to a high standard—a nearly relentless drive to keep showing up for everyone else while putting your own needs on the back burner.” It called it a “healer’s flaw,” a phrase that felt both validating and, oddly enough, comforting. I hadn’t thought to apply the term to myself, but I recognized the truth in it immediately.
It’s no secret that we live in a society where failure isn’t accepted. We’re all expected to be successful, and if we fail, we are encouraged not to talk about it. But here’s an interesting question: Why do some people succeed when others don’t? What separates those who achieve from those who don’t achieve? The answer is the mindset.
Always fast to give love and take away from what it meant to be me; this rare life wasn’t a death sentence, it allowed me to be set free and see the human I could be.
