'Why Do I Try to Get Out of Every Plan?'
But you’re not uncompromisingly set on anything for your future. Some of the happiest and best-adjusted people are the ones who can make any situation an ideal, who are too immersed in the moment to intricately plan and decidedly commit to any one specific outcome.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
with. Then, when disappointments come, don’t assume you did the wrong thing. You didn’t. Don’t ask yourself how you could have avoided it, even if you see an obvious answer. Avoiding pain is not the point. Ask yourself who you’re becoming. Because at the end of it all you’ll have thrills, and you’ll have disappointments, no matter which route you t
... See moreAllison Vesterfelt • Packing Light: Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage
Often, there’s a desire to cling onto how we thought life should go, sometimes until it outweighs the reality of how it is going — what makes us happy, versus what we feel should; what is truly stimulating or fulfilling, versus what we’ve been told should be chased and sacrificed for. A question I ponder is: How do we untether ourselves from the pe... See more
Rainesford Stauffer • It’s Okay to Outgrow the Life You Thought You Wanted
I felt arrows of rage rising in me, fraught images spreading like bloodstains. There’s no point, I told myself. I reached for the ordinary decoys. It won’t get you anywhere. Think of the outcome you want and make sure you are moving towards it. Got to be practical. That’s what I always told the girls at school. There is so much in life that doesn’t... See more
Mason Currey • Life advice from a great 2021 novel
The older I get, the more I realize that what I may think in any given moment just doesn’t hold that much weight. Thoughts are fleeting; they change with the times. Sometimes they’re random or intrusive. Often they’re unproductive and based more on fear than love. We seek psychic security by thoroughly evaluating “all the choices,” but we feel less... See more