my personal mantra is āif everythingās cringe, nothingās cringeā and it sounds so silly but it really has helped me. also i spent my teenage years burying myself under 16 layers of irony, so now anything i do out of genuine interest and curiosity feels like taking a breath of fresh air cuz i donāt have to justify it with pretentious or apathetic attitudes, it is so freeing
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you can replace cringe with really any adjective you like, but cringe is the one i gravitate to the most. living unapologetically as my truest self is the most important thing to me as i've gotten older. the right people will be in your corner, will love your "cringe", or whatever it may be. because there's nothing as freeing as being yourself.
words applicable to me that i could replace cringe with:
crazy (a classic)
silly
annoying (lovingly)
Aug 28, 2024
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Its endearing to not take yourself so seriously. Almost everything is cringe until itās cool anyway š«¶
Feb 3, 2024
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reconnect to your inner child
Jul 15, 2024
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probably not the pinnacle of healthy recs but i needed to quit soda and spicy water has helped immensely. some meals just canāt be had with plain water.
Apr 17, 2024
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Drew and Enya babbling about nothing and everything has changed the chemistry of my brain forever through unhinged podcast episodes that either feel like staying up late at a sleep over with friends or like fever dreams no in-betweenā¦ but they do have shorter content as well on their individual channels
Apr 17, 2024
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on the same note with concerts: being in the pit actually sucked for me, i was more focused on not getting my hair pulled and being able to breathe than enjoying the show, and i couldnāt see anything due to the height of the stage. ended up having the best time from the sidelinesĀ
anyway, overrated: losing virginityĀ
underrated: starting over. iāve had to start over again a couple of times (finishing uni, quitting jobs, changing career paths, etc.), itās been scary but exciting and worth it so far
Apr 17, 2024