We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. Depression is not a dysfunction; it is a functioning of the soul that asks you to turn inward.
The problem for the overachiever is that your compulsive accomplishment is camouflaging self-loathing and insecurity. And, when it’s your sole source of value, you can never stop running because, like any addiction, over time, you will need more and more accomplishment just to feel mediocre.
It’s good to be king, if just for a while. We were sure we’d never see an end to it all. When there’s no good answers, and no new questions – troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight.
If you let fear shape the questions you’re willing to ask, you’ll have safe, surface-level answers that keep you doing what you’ve always done. You don’t have to wait for permission—from the world, from people who don’t even know you, to face reality. Ask yourself questions that produce change. Questions that inspire and motivate you. The ones that strip away all the pretenses. Questions like these.
Dark nights of the soul aren’t about slip-ups or little white lies. They’re when cause and effect roll you out flat. After all the years of building your identity, your little castle of ego and excuses, collapse. No masks. No props. No distractions.
There comes a moment when you realize you owe yourself an apology. It’s a long-overdue conversation. Not with the version of yourself that follows the rules, keeps up appearances, or does what they expect—but with the…
