“Wow, this is good.”

That’s the first thought that popped into my head as I read Penelope Trunk’s blog about feeling lost (There’s No Magic Pill for Being Lost).  In actuality, the blog entry is much bigger than that; it’s about that sinking feeling you get when your personal life has unraveled, your career path is unsteady and you’re looking around wondering, “how did I get here?”

If you’re not familiar with Penelope Trunk or her blog, I say get thee there now.  She’s smart.  She’s launching start-ups.  She’s a mom.  And most importantly, she is very brave.  She’s what used to be called an “overshare-er,” but is now referred to as “transparent.”  Call it whatever you want, but she has artfully done what people always warn you not to, but secretly wish you would, so that there is at least someone addressing what we are all thinking and feeling.

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“When I was in the mental ward, it was mostly girls in their teens with messed up track records and eating disorders. But my roommate was from Kellogg, a top-ten business school.

I thought it was insane that she was there. She was so smart. She was going to be great at work. Her only problem was that her fiancée had just broken off their engagement. I thought she would be fine—there are so many other men to be had. But before I could ask her to explain, she tried to electrocute herself in the bathtub, with a blow-drier, and she was moved to the high-security ward.

That has been on my mind as my relationship with the farmer has unraveled.”

Read the rest of There’s No Magic Pill For Being Lost.

Tags: breaking up, penelope trunk, relationships, women

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