When the thing that was meant to change your life doesn’t change your life

Notes on subtle transformation

There are certain things we are set-up to believe will change our lives. When we finally get the dream job, when we take that trip we’ve always wanted, when we met our significant other.

But what happens when we do these life-changing things and find our lives unchanged?

I was reflecting on a trip I took to Italy last year. Just before leaving, I’d lost c…