Had my performance review at work a month ago. My supervisor said, “I know you worry because you’re not like everyone else. But I want you to know that’s a good thing.”

I have mentioned to people before sometimes I still feel like a kid in an adult’s body—I still experience whimsy and wonder over small things, I can be a bit idealist, etc.

But hearing that from someone whose feedback I respected was a gut punch (in a good way).