It is in this light that my victimhood begins to slough off like the skin of a snake. I see how I have been unable to forgive life for what it demands of us, for what it forces us to grow into and inside. I have been denying my place on the web and complaining about the order of things. I have wanted to remain small and weep under life's skirt, and

The only sensible path forward is to learn to accept the brokenness of human life, to develop resilience in the face of its petty cruelties, and to learn to live with yourself.