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😳✋🏻hear me out🤚🏻😳 sometimes our dreams are no longer a source of motivation or inspiration and sometimes we cling so hard to them that we cause ourselves a lot of mental anguish and disappointment. We attach our identity to things like getting our dream job and when we don’t get the job our sense of self collapses.
Lately I‘ve been thinking a lot about the Jenny Holzer phrase, “Protect me from what I want,” and how it can be so freeing to let desire drop away to remember the things you already have. Such as innate worthiness as a human being regardless of the dream you couldn’t obtain 🫶🏻
Aug 2, 2024
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sometimes an impending sense of doom fills my core when i get yelled at by customers at work. not because their unplaced anger hurts my feelings, but because of the absurdity of the job i’m currently doing.
like if i stopped trying, i could just get stuck doing this for the rest of my life. i know i won't do that, but it's still a very jarring notion and it forces me to remind myself that though this job is necessary right now, it’s ultimately temporary. i'm working hard to make my dreams come true and this is just a step in that journey.
almost nothing is permanent. this too shall pass :)
Nov 13, 2024
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I‘ve really noticed myself struggling with confidence and making bold decisions. Showing up and taking up space. Zooming out has helped but what REALLY works for me is remembering that death and aging is a reality we will all face. There may or may not be life again after this. What harm would I do in this moment being my authentic self? Acting out on courage? Being bold and changing often? Will I turn 80 and realize how much I missed it all? And beyond the existentialism, how can I hold gratitude in the present moment? When dreading a walk; reminding myself that one day as I’m older a simple walk can become impossible. Even tomorrow, my entire life could change and I lose that simple privilege. (knock on wood). Even when you’re struggling financially/broke; how can you still bet on yourself and chase what you want? I think maybe just going after it no matter what? Idk. I know this is simple but just a reminder!!!
OUR LIVES ARE LEAVING US EVERY DAY. WE MUST ACT NOW & FAST! THERE IS AN URGENCY IN LIVING YOUR LIFE.
Jan 6, 2025
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Like giving up trying to do something that ur working too hard for, hard enough that its actually making u take steps backwards? That still sounds depressing but I swear its not. Its like realizing you dont need to achieve that thing , you can just do ur best and eventually you'll probably get to where u want to be, it's just a little less direct (maybe I've stopped to smell the roses, or more like I plucked a rose while walking by).
Jan 20, 2024
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“who’s that voracious reader in the cool fit” - librarians probably
Jul 31, 2024
A website of forest recordings sent in from people all over the world ✨🌎🎧 My friend texted me a link to this last night and I fell asleep listening to it.
The photographs that accompany the recordings are stunning 🥹 Highly rec for anyone feeling the eco-doom 🫂
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Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you’d like to !!!!!
Jan 28, 2025