there's this belief buried deep inside me that i can't date anyone until i've become the absolute best version of myself. first i need the career. then the body. then the confidence. then the life plan. and only after all that, i'm finally allowed to be loved.
“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
What are you going to bring to this day?
Excuses or effort?
Groans or grit?
Drift or direction?
Bitterness or backbone?
Withdrawal or willingness?
You do not have to conquer the world today, just bring a smile and a positive perspective.
People see the smile but not the engineering to keep it in place. It is bolted together with grit, humour, pain, hard work and the bloody-minded refusal to collapse.