Contradictory feelings live side by side in most of us.

We're afraid and we go anyway. We're grateful for what we have and we still want more. Life feels pointless and somehow we get up again. Happiness arrives and we feel guilty about it.

This section is about that coexistence — eight paradoxes, each one a state most people assume they're failing at when they're actually just being human.

Written for anyone in their twenties or thirties trying to rebuild their sense of self, and for anyone who wants to grow without first resolving every contradiction inside them.

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1. When you're anxious about what's ahead, or afraid of how it looks

When fear says stop and you go anyway

2. When you're grateful for what you have and still want more

When wanting more makes you feel selfish

3. When the faith is intact but you have nothing left to run on

When you still believe but have nothing left

4. When you're happy and somehow uneasy about it

When happiness arrives and guilt comes with it

5. When it all feels pointless and you want a reason to get through the day

When nothing seems to mean anything

6. When you know you should let go and part of you hasn't

When you've let go but still miss them

7. When you know the way and still waver at every step

When you're certain and anxious at the same time