2 September 2026 · 7 min read
The first pain and the second arrow
A hard conversation, a mistake, a sudden ache: that is the first arrow, and it hurts. Then the mind fires a second straight into the wound: 'Why did I say that? What's wrong with me?' We can't always stop the day from hurting, but we can gently lay that second arrow down.
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