21/11/2025
The breakdown happened in a CVS parking lot. I sat in my car, gripping the steering wheel, tears smudging my carefully applied eyeliner. On paper, I was thriving—promotion at work, Instagram-worthy dates, a downtown apartment. But inside? I felt like a compass spinning wildly, unable to find true north. That night, I ordered Be a Triangle by Lilly Singh on a whim, desperate for something to quiet the chaos. What arrived wasn’t just a book—it was an anchor. Here’s how Lilly’s wisdom helped me go from human doing to human being.
Lesson 1: Stability Comes from Within (Like a Triangle’s Base)
Lilly’s analogy hit hard: "You can’t balance a triangle on its point—it needs a solid base." I realized I’d built my identity on external validation (likes, titles, others’ opinions). Now, I start each morning with 5 minutes of silence—my daily foundation-pouring.
Lesson 2: Comparison is Geometry Gone Wrong
Scrolling through friends’ highlight reels used to leave me feeling like a crooked line. Then I highlighted Lilly’s truth: "A triangle never apologizes for not being a circle." I deleted social media for a month and rediscovered my own shape.
Lesson 3: Emotions are Data, Not Dictators
When anxiety spiked before a big presentation, I applied the "Triangle Truth-Test":
Fact: My hands are shaking
Fear: I’ll embarrass myself
Foundation: I’m prepared and capable
The panic lost its power when broken down.
Lesson 4: Joy is a Worthy Metric
I’d judged my days by productivity until I read: "Triangles don’t measure their worth by how much they accomplish, but by how well they hold their form." Now I ask: "Did I feel alive today?" not "How much did I cross off?"
Lesson 5: Your Edges Protect Your Peace
Lilly’s chapter on boundaries revolutionized my people-pleasing. I visualized my three sides:
Side 1: Work ends at 6 PM
Side 2: No last-minute favors that drain me
Side 3: Sundays are for solitude
Suddenly, guilt had nowhere to sneak in.
Lesson 6: Reinvention is Just Rebalancing
When I quit my stable job to freelance, I clung to Lilly’s words: "A triangle flipped is still a triangle." My values stayed constant even as my circumstances changed wildly.
Lesson 7: You’re Already Whole
The most healing lesson? "You don’t need to become a triangle—you are one." All those years searching for "missing pieces"? I was complete all along—just sometimes upside-down.
Now when life gets wobbly (and it still does), I literally draw a triangle on my wrist. That simple shape reminds me: Center exists even in chaos. Yesterday, my niece asked why I had a pen mark on my hand. "It’s my superhero logo," I said. Because what’s more powerful than remembering your own unshakable form?
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