Sometimes I just sit down, lost in thought, and realize — from childhood till now, it’s not that the road got smoother. I just learned how to walk it.
You adjust.
You adapt.
You conquer.
That’s the whole point of a coping mechanism — to survive without losing your mind.
But here’s the thing: when someone can’t adjust to a part of life, it’s usually because their coping tools aren’t working. And that’s how a lot of people break under the weight of their reality.
So no — life doesn’t magically get easier.
We just make the hard parts normal.
We normalize the chaos so it doesn’t destroy us.
And for that… we are the strongest soldiers I know. 🖤
Chapter 4 — The Whispering Cave (Illustration idea: Inside the mountain cave—walls glowing with ancient blue markings, Temba’s torch flickering …
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Freda Bunny
77 days agoYou know… life doesn’t really get easier.
Sometimes I just sit down, lost in thought, and realize — from childhood till now, it’s not that the road got smoother. I just learned how to walk it.
You adjust.
You adapt.
You conquer.
That’s the whole point of a coping mechanism — to survive without losing your mind.
But here’s the thing: when someone can’t adjust to a part of life, it’s usually because their coping tools aren’t working. And that’s how a lot of people break under the weight of their reality.
So no — life doesn’t magically get easier.
We just make the hard parts normal.
We normalize the chaos so it doesn’t destroy us.
And for that… we are the strongest soldiers I know. 🖤