Welcome to Upside-Down Wisdom

Not everything we’ve been taught about life holds up to closer inspection.

You’ve heard the sayings:

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
“You have to earn respect.”
“You need to heal your past to move forward.”
“Think positively.”
“You have to work on yourself.”
“Life is a struggle.”
“You complete me.”
“The ego is the enemy.”
“Closure will set you free.”

They sound like wisdom. They’re everywhere—on podcasts, in therapy offices, even stitched onto throw pillows.
But when you really look, a lot of them don’t hold up.

This series is about turning those ideas inside out.
Each post takes a familiar cultural saying and flips it—not just to be clever, but to reveal the misunderstanding that’s quietly shaping how we see ourselves, others, and the world.

Because if we’re walking around believing the wrong map, even the most determined steps won’t get us where we want to go.

So: welcome to Upside-Down Wisdom.
Short flips. Big shifts.

Let’s rethink what we’ve been told.