Even now, upperclassmen can still make me feel like I’m back in high school — awkward, nerdy, and definitely not one of the “cool kids.” I suddenly find myself slipping back into teenage insecurities. Not good enough. Not fitting in. Total weirdo — into stuff no one else cares about.
That feeling came rushing back last weekend at my husband’s 40th high school reunion. Surrounded by all his classmates, it was remarkable how quickly those old shadow beliefs resurfaced. While they debated football stats, swapped gruesome stories, and downed tequila shots, I was buried in The Aspen Times — secretly wishing the conversation would shift to the cosmos or any of those geeky topics that fascinate me.
That’s how eclipse shadow stuff works. You can be moving through life just fine, feeling confident and grounded, when suddenly something small (or big) triggers you. Before you know it, you’re back in your childhood, replaying the same inner stories: I don’t belong. I’m a fraud. I’m not good enough.
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