Too Late is a construct, one I don’t need to buy into. Too Late reduces the power of possibility. Too Late is a lie, one meant to keep us from imagining new futures for ourselves and the world. Too Late doesn’t need to be a rule I constrict myself with. Too Late leaves so little room for what could be.

Reframing “Too Late”

“Too late” is one of the most dangerous phrases we tell ourselves. It usually just means “not the way I once imagined it.” You might not do things like you would have then, but you can do them better now. You have more perspective, more patience, and less ego. Designing your life later isn’t about trying to catch up; it’s about... See more

I’m not sad to be older...I used to impose personal timelines for my achievements, impossible ones, and tear myself apart for missing them: novel by 16, marathon by 18, PhD by 25, etc. Of course, none of it happened. But no more of that. I want only to make use of my time...to wake up with something to do, and go to sleep with something done. Even

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