You Can Hurt Me Tomorrow

Or not!

We humans are fragile creatures, prone to all manner of physical and emotional pains. A harsh word, a sideways glance, a forgotten anniversary - any of these can wound us more deeply than we’d care to admit.

And yet, in our hubris, we often behave as though we are invincible, strutting through life with a misplaced confidence that belies the tenuousness of our well-being.

Perhaps we would be better served by a dose of humility, a recognition that at any moment, the rug could be pulled out from under us by a twist of fate or a cruel remark.

“You can hurt me tomorrow,” we might say to the universe, acknowledging our inherent vulnerability. Not as an invitation to be harmed, mind you, but as a clear-eyed acceptance of life’s inevitable difficulties.

There is a strange comfort to be found in this surrender, in relinquishing the illusion of control.

Why exhaust ourselves in a futile attempt to avoid all pain when we could instead focus our energies on cultivating resilience?

On building the emotional fortitude to weather hurt feelings and skinned knees alike?

Of course, this is easier said than done. In the heat of the moment, when harsh words sting like a slap, it can be challenging to maintain perspective and remember…