Your best days are ahead of you
updated 5mo ago
Your best days are ahead of you
After the thrill of independence and experiments in self-actualization, drinking your so-called “potential for Being” to the dregs, when the exhaustion starts to set in and then eventually morphs into a kind of self-disgust, you can reach a point where you know you want a different life but are enchained to the one you’ve made.
from On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts by James K. A. Smith
- Alcohol isn't all bad - it's about balance & connection.
Hold on! Let me explain.
The worst thing for longevity isn't the occasional drink - it's stress.
And trying to be perfect all the time? That's lame.
The key is enjoying today while taking care of your future self.from Tweet by Sean Kelly
No Stress
- The lie in every alcoholic heart is this:
I need to be something different than who I am in order to make my way in the world.
At first, alcohol helped me make that difficult caterpillar to butterfly transformation., from who I was to who I thought I needed to be. Later on, it helped me forget about the burgeoning distance between what I knew of mys... See morefrom Into The Distance by T.B.D.
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