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for figuring out who you are & how to make your life your own; through books, creativity and my own experiments in living.
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what i’m trying to protect this october (opens the original)
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Being a people pleaser is bad for my boundaries. New people combined with that when I’m in crisis I go into hyper focus mode and want to just take care of it myself has meant that I have landed myself in a bit of a pickle. Every experience is a learning one. I’m taking this experience as such. In October, I really want to learn how to protect my boundaries as well as breathe before acting. It’s what I revert to naturally. I’m going to remind myself of my personal life and the beauty I can find i
why adults need to be bad at things (opens the original)
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One of the most repeated stories of my childhood, in exasperated fondness, is of how I would make anyone redo my shoes until they were perfect. My socks had to line up perfectly — those seams still don’t feel right if they touch my toes — and the tongue had to lie just right. I’d make them repeat it until it was perfect. It does not come naturally for me to allow anything less than perfection. My brain sees it as a vulnerability, frankly. When I took photography classes in college, I was utterly
10 tiny ways i’m trying to make my life feel more like mine (opens the original)
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My life has felt out of control lately. The only way I’ve been able to feel a bit of autonomy over it has been through small, tiny things. Things that feel flippant or maybe unimportant but also are a small stand against everything that is trying to control my life for me. Reading for ten minutes the moment I get in bed.For me, I was never a person who could or would simply read a chapter or two. I go all in. I want to dive in headfirst and read hungrily. But this small thing gives me ten or so
the only september reset you’ll need (opens the original)
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September is a natural reset time. As the seasons shift away from the midday brightness of summer into the evening sunsets of fall, it’s the perfect time to reset with yourself.Where are you starting?Before you even start changing things, you’ve got to take a reset on where you are now. What has been working?What are you tired of?What have you been putting off?And what do you want more of and less of this season?Start with your physical surroundings.It’s easier to see true change and reset
consumption instead of production (opens the original)
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I am not afraid to admit that I’ve felt rather beat down over the last few weeks. It’s one of those periods of time where I feel like “nothing is going for me”. Like in this phase, I do often find it associated with times of change. Change is uncomfortable. At the core, you are doing something different and new and challenging. The brain tries to convince you to go back where it knows it’s safe. I’ve also been sick for two weeks. I’d been working on my workouts before this, and an illness like t
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