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Today I saw my therapist for the first time in two and a half months. A period of time that is way too long in order to achieve my goals of becoming a better human.

I always tell people that they are my saving grace - an unbiased resource that only gives feedback to make you better. That’s what life should be all about, getting better every single day.

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We talk about a lot. From my struggles with depression at random moments, to my 18 hour work days that I force upon myself, to my personal life which I share with no one. We speak about my successes and triumphs to darkness and unhappiness.

But at the end of todays session, she mentioned something really interesting. She said, we need to refocus our conversations on talking about your low points and less about your high points. You have a lot of high points because you keep throwing more into your life to cover up all the lows.

… and theres the awful truth that I needed to hear. I’m so focused on concentrated on trying to find happiness I never spend the time to accept or endure my lowest moments.

Even though their infrequent, maybe once a week, once ever two weeks, they take all the wind out of my sails. And then comes the time to throw more work at myself.

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Today’s a really great day. We’re making progress.