Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

by Alexandra Potter

“But that’s one of the good things about getting older: often the most terrible of things turn into the most amusing through the lens of time.”

“Remember that, love. When life buries us under all its heartache and disappointment, think about a seed. It needs to be buried in order for it to grow. That’s how the magic happens. But you have to have faith. Remember that. Patience and faith.”

Sometimes life is crap, and wrapping it up in an inspirational quote isn’t always going to make you feel better. On the contrary, sometimes it just makes everything feel worse.

Life can be wonderful but it can also be scary and hard. We should be free to feel sad or gloomy or just downright bloody miserable, without feeling like there’s something wrong with us.

You’ll get there in the end. Doesn’t matter if it takes six months or a year or longer to finish it.