Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

The Impermanence of Weather

Daily Chase #314

Aug 26, 2026
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We’ve been taught to talk about mental struggles as possessions.

“I have anxiety.” “I have depression.” “I have ADHD.”

The language sounds clinical. It sounds honest. It sounds like we’re being real about what’s going on.

Our friend Chris Irwin points out a problem with that, though: every time we say “I have,” we te…

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