Sublime

We’re all addicted to hope—hope that the doubt and mystery will go away.

midsummer n. the point in your mid-twenties when your youthfulness expires as a valid excuse, leaving you accountable for your own station in life, even if you’re still only reeling from your past or planning for the future—which somehow makes time itself feel more urgent than before, until even the springtime pollen floating in the air reminds you

EUDAIMONIA. (noun) from the ancient Greek εὐδαιμονία: The ideal state of human flourishing. To go beyond happiness, health, and prosperity, to living a meaningful and virtuous life.

“irrational exuberance”—

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.