You Can’t Even Step Into the Same River Once

4/02/2022

April 3, 2022, 6:11 a.m.

8:30 am. Why was I so upset by that journal reader’s email? I hate feeling talked down to. And I hate people who know nothing about a situation thinking they know enough to weigh in on what I should do. He was right in a way. But it was still condescending, even if well-meaning. I guess it threatens my identity as someone relatively conscious. It wounds my pride and triggers my ego.

2:42 pm. Beckett continues to be unable to see past his own perception (which is what that journal reader’s email accused me of). Is this normal? Do I just wait it out? At what age does one acquire the ability to be self-critical? It seems like Scarlett is able to do this more easily than Beckett.

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