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I want to give some advice from a family story. My sister was in love with Peter Pan. She decided that if she could think the happiest of thoughts she could fly. She was however aware of the consequences of a failed experiment so she tied a rope through her belt loop. I remember as she jumped from the tree, fell from the tree, the belt loop immediately snapped and she fell unceremonisouly with a thud and a small cloud of dust. For most children this would be the end of it but my sister is the patron saint of stubborness. She decided she needed to think happier thoughts .... and have a sturdier anchor. This time when she jumped from the tree, she did so with the rope around her ankle. I remember her upside down staring at me with those green eyes like saucer plates saying as she passed the first time "Taylor" then gravity brought her back to eye contact again "go get mom" My advice is sometimes your ideas are stupid. Sometimes the wise thing to do is not, as common wisdom dictates, to endure. Sometimes your best possible option is to just give up. My sister had to have knee surgery on that knee twice and it still hurts her. Sometimes perserverance is damaging. Sometimes surrender is wise. The fun thing is it's often impossible to know the difference. Sometimes you just gotta think happy thoughts and jump from the tree. But maybe that dust cloud when you hit rock bottom is just telling you to give up and you really should. I don't know where that line should be drawn but you need more in this life than fairy dust, toxic positivity, and a fake it til you make it attitude. Sometimes the only lesson from the tree of life was "that was a dumb idea" but I didn't stop my sister even if I thought her idea was about the most scientifically unsound hypothesis my 8 year old brain had ever heard. I won't question you either, I'll just run and get mom when you are ready. #wisdom #surrender #deepthoughts