There's a point I'd like to make. I'm not sure which one it is, but it's really important that I say it. This world is full of holes that are so easy to disappear into. We've all disappeared into the economic crisis hole. Some of us are stuck there because we have no jobs and aren't likely to any time soon. Some of us have jobs we hate but we're stuck with them because there are no other options. And some of us have jobs we love that we can only keep if everyone around us disappears down the hole first.
But that's only one type of hole.
There's the relationship hole.
There's the self-image hole.
There's the status hole.
There's the death of dreams hole.
And there's also the 'I'm just so worn out I will crawl into my hole and stay there voluntarily' hole.
And you can be stuck in more than one hole at once.
How do we climb out of our holes? Because it's not as easy as having more confidence in ourselves, or just trying harder. Sometimes it seems the only way to get out of our holes is to compromise with what we know of ourselves. Maybe all it'll take to get out of our holes is to settle. Settle for what? Doesn't matter. Just settle--that's all we have to do.
But settling--that's a hole too. And once you've settled, what's going to get you out of that hole?
And to those of you who aren't stuck in any hole right now, I think I speak for all of us when I say--good for you. May you remain that way as long as possible.
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