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Hey, listen up: You’re not in a race. I know the world is telling you to hustle, grind, and push harder. It feels like if you’re not constantly moving forward, you’re falling behind. Social media, your neighbor, even that voice in your head—they all whisper, “You should be doing more.” But let me tell you something: that’s not how life works.
I turned 59 yesterday.
Life whizzes past faster than you can imagine.
Live in a subsidized senior apartment, 1 bedroom, balcony, I rent my parking space to another tenant, I have a bicycle and a scooter.
JFK was president when I was born. Seen a lot, didn’t do much of anything
Air Force for 30 years, now a night janitor at a government building, in a major US city.
Never married, never dated, almost had sex with a prostitute, but my self respect stopped me.
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Many of us are hard on ourselves. We feel guilty when we spend time on the “wrong” things, we berate ourselves when we don’t reach our goals, and we forget to be gentle with ourselves when we’re struggling.
We navigate our days in a constant ebb and flow of routine. Meals are eaten, tasks are ticked off, and sleep claims us once more. But amidst this familiar rhythm, it’s easy to lose sight of the profound truth: every seemingly mundane today is a crucial stitch in the tapestry of your grandest achievements.
Viewing each day as a mere 24-hour capsule, filled with inconsequential routines, does a disservice to the power it holds. It fails to acknowledge the intricate connection between the seemingly simple acts and the extraordinary outcomes we yearn for. The grand accomplishments we celebrate – the diploma, the ribbon-cutting ceremony – are mere culminations, the visible tip of an iceberg built brick by patient brick, day by day.
It’s a quiet murmur that grows louder with each passing year, a nagging thought tucked in the corner of your mind: “I wish I’d lived a life true to myself.”
These are the echoes of a life lived for others, not ourselves. It’s a sentiment many carry, a bittersweet longing for the path not taken, the life where authenticity reigned over societal norms. But it’s never too late to rewrite the narrative, to claim the life that truly resonates with your soul.
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This is gonna be hard, but I have to tell this, so that maybe someone will wake up and open their eyes…
Porn has ruined my life. I am sure of it now. It’s poison for your body, mind and soul. It’s so insidious because it plays with your basic, natural instincts, and on the surface level it seems unavoidable. I mean, sex is good and natural, right? Well, I don’t know, because I’ve never had sex. I’m 41 by the way.
Every hard conversation you put off is a pebble in your shoe. Each day is a painful step that you tell yourself “Not yet, I can’t stop and deal with this right now. It’s too much trouble or pain to face this, I’ll get to it later.” How many pebbles are in your shoe now? How many times throughout your day do you wince as you feel the pebble and dread dealing with it? How heavy is that emotional burden?
[Read more…] about Putting Off Hard Conversations Does Not Make Them Easier
Have you ever felt like a misplaced puzzle piece, adrift in a whirlwind of aspirations and doubts? Like you’re constantly chasing some elusive ‘somewhere else’, neglecting the vibrant present in your pursuit? We’ve all been there, caught in the riptide of should-be’s and could-have-beens, forgetting the simple truth: you are, right here, right now, exactly where you’re supposed to be.
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Despite all of our differences, the main thing that we are all striving for is happiness. Ask anyone to cut the bullshit and tell you what they really want – what their heart truly desires – and they will say that they want to be happy. This happens 100% of the time. So, if all of us have the same ultimate goal, then why is true happiness so hard to find?
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The first and most important rule of life, is to have some rules and principles by which you operate from and live by.
Your success, happiness and level of fulfillment will be dictated to you by the rules you have for yourself and the standard you set and accept for yourself.
If you want to thrive, if you want to blossom into the most beautiful and magnificent and powerful version of yourself then you need to develop your very own “modus operandi” – the way in which you operate, conduct yourself and perform.