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maybe that’s what adulthood quietly kills — the ability to do something without folding it into a bigger plan. optimization feeds the illusion of progress, but often it just strips life of its spontaneity.

Find something important for you and keep a log

This could be anything that excites you: candles, coffee, plants, books, or new hobbies. Take it seriously and keep track. Are you hunting for the world’s best candle? Experimenting with flower arrangements? Anything works. The key is to pick something that makes you feel good and start your own little... See more

Let them judge.

Let them question.

Let them raise their eyebrows and write your personality into two sentences, and decide they know your story.

Let them misread your softness as weakness.

Let them call your joy “too much.”

Let them say you’ve changed.

Let them talk.

And while they’re busy forming opinions in their head, as you live.

You create.

You rest.

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Slowly, clumsily, with a lot of false starts and internal arguments. Because let’s be honest, not caring what people think is a lie we tell ourselves too quickly.

We care. Of course we do.

We're wired to.

We want to belong.

We want to be understood.

But there's a difference between wanting to be understood and living in fear of being misunderstood.

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but I truly don’t believe you can experience the full depth of certain moments when they’re filtered through the presence of another person. These moments—these experiences—are what shape your life.