“The greatest life-lie of all is to not live here and now. It is to look at the past and the future, cast a dim light on oneβs entire life, and believe that one has been able to see something. Until now, you have turned away from the here and now and shone a light only on invented pasts and futures. You have told a great lie to your life, to these irreplaceable moments.”
— The Courage to Be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (via maidenfed)
- do more things that make you forget about your phone
- do not compare yourself to other people: trust that you are progressing in your own way
- keep your heart soft, remember that there are genuinely kind people & good things in the world
- finish what you start
- be consistent, and do not be swayed by temporary moods or criticisms from people who don’t matter.
- smile more often
- be okay with being bad at something
- do not blame yourself for people who make you feel unworthy. find new people to talk to and don’t isolate yourself even if you feel awkward or unlovable. don’t convince yourself that you’re better off alone.
- go outside more often and find beauty in small things
- read more books
- be the kindest person you can be
- be so busy you have no time to be bored or dwell on the past
- learn to be patient. don’t rely on instant gratification, wait for the sense of accomplishment after completing a daily goal or achieving a long-term goal
- see bad days as a chance to start again
- always remember that negative thoughts are not the truth. you can do amazing things even though you may feel stupid. you are worthy of love and self care even though you may hate yourself. you deserve kindness and friendship and unconditional love even though you don’t feel that way. people don’t hate you even though you think you’re unlovable. you made mistakes and had bad times but that’s ok - you can always start again.
Near the end of 2017 I rescued a few leaves off of a succulent that had fallen apart on an IKEA shelf. By January 2018 they had budded out and now I have two full succulents that need repotting. I guess there’s a metaphor here about old things falling apart, and budding into new growth. It has been a big year, both for me and for those lil plants. Here’s to further growth in 2019.
ITS TIME TO START CARING ABOUT FROGS YOU FIND ON THE STREET OR IN THE WOODS AND CRABS ON THE BEACH OR STREET AND WEIRD BUGS YOU SEE. THEY WILL NEVER BE PROBLEMATIC OR LET YOU DOWN . SAVE YOURSELF TIME AND ENERGY JUST CARE ABOUT ANIMALS NOT CELEBRITY
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