Isa
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Isa
I’ve been feeling for the past while that I’m a late bloomer and that many great experiences lie ahead of me.
Being a late bloomer isn’t just about growing or maturing, it’s also about finally building the courage to see oneself differently and go against all the programming that one was raised on. I look forward to becoming that person.
Some things take time. Some things take years before you see how it comes together. But the more you can remember the wholeness of it all, the more you will find that despite your unknowing, the grass, the trees, and the creatures throughout this vast landscape are still growing, and somehow, through it all, it all works together, and you too, are... See more
Get off your ass and find a new job that’s more meaningful to you
The idea of having a practice of “devotion to oneself” resonates with me. It sounds more transformative and meaningful than “self-care”, and I’d like to explore that.
Whenever we play to each other’s strengths we accomplish our goals effectively, resisting stress or strain. If one of you loves to decorate, cook, and arrange flowers, the other might be one who enjoys fixing things, making sure everything around the house is in working order. One of you loves to drive and the other loves to be driven. One of you
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Friend, I hope you can see that what will propel you to thrive has a little to do with your skills and a lot to do with your mind.
I hope you get to know your inner world. I hope you thrive financially while living your values. I hope you focus less on what you achieve and more on who you become. I hope you learn to be kind to yourself. I hope you... See more
I hope you get to know your inner world. I hope you thrive financially while living your values. I hope you focus less on what you achieve and more on who you become. I hope you learn to be kind to yourself. I hope you... See more
Figuring out what you want is the central task of adulthood, and it’s not an easy one.
Once you leave formal schooling, you’re catapulted into a world with infinite possibilities. You no longer have to show up at school to avoid detention or ace tests to make your parents proud. You’re finally unshackled from the training wheels of life, and now you... See more
Once you leave formal schooling, you’re catapulted into a world with infinite possibilities. You no longer have to show up at school to avoid detention or ace tests to make your parents proud. You’re finally unshackled from the training wheels of life, and now you... See more
The first moment of wakefulness is a fragile, almost holy state. It is the briefest instant in which you exist wholly outside the digital architecture of modern life, unburdened by messages, updates, or the slow, crawling terror of reality. And yet, before your consciousness fully assembles, the hand twitches. It knows where the phone is. It... See more
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