whether good, bad, or something in between- life keeps going regardless. but we make meaning out of it anyways, spend our lives sorting and prioritizing and removing and exalting different aspects so that (eventually, we hope) it will all make sense. sometimes i think this is kind of depressing, but it can be comforting. maybe we're more in control than we think.
Feb 19, 2024
Related Recs
š
Sometimes everything is good, but then an idea/opportunity comes along that has the potential to make things EVEN BETTER! But also what if it doesnāt? Like maybe everythingās fine and nothing needs to change. Which one is it!?! Gah
Feb 3, 2024
š
This will be a long one, sorry in advance. Coincidentally, I was recently going through all of my bookshelves to sort what Iām keeping and what Iām giving away. I found some older journals of mine; Iām historically very bad at keeping journals but I always try and usually manage a few to even several months of some years. Looking back at them was bittersweet because I was in the same boat, severely depressed most years and wondering what the point of anything was. But at the same time, I got to see things like old bucket lists I made myself and all of the things Iāve checked off. It was an interesting moment of considering what my younger self would be thinking of me and what Iāve done in the years since whichever year it each book was from.
While I wouldnāt say time makes everything better, I will say that when you just keep pushing through eventually there comes a point where youāre more at peace than ever and you donāt even realize it at first. I donāt think thereās one universal āMeaning of life,ā but I do think the human experience is so complex and we have to teach ourselves to give our self some grace.Ā Ā
A few years ago I was at an all time high for stress, I have an autoimmune disease and the flare ups were only worsened by the stress, anxiety, and depression I was feeling, I felt burnt out and like I had put my whole life on hold for other people. Iāve since learned that while it sounds funny on the internet, free will is a beautiful thing. Choosing where and with who you spend your energy, doing things just for the love of doing them, traveling even if itās by yourself, taking yourself out to dinner or cooking for one. Iāve learned that thereās no point feeling embarrassment or anxiety about doing things by myself because really no one is paying that much attention or judging in the first place, but I also tell myself things like āyouāll never see these people again anyway, who cares,ā lol. A big one for me personally was learning boundaries and gray rockingā donāt let other peopleās emotions, moods, and manipulative behaviors dictate the way youāre feeling. But all of these little, seemingly inconsequential in the grand scheme of things (especially when youāre depressed), things that I was teaching myself along the way really helped me learn to start living for myself rather than for other people or any huge existential purpose.Ā
So, while your question was āwhatās the meaning lifeā and I donāt think anyone has a concrete answer, my unsolicited advice is that you have to keep learning yourself. How do you want to spend your time? What things spark joy for you? What things make you feel worse? Try new foods and experience new places, learn, go to museums. Pick up a new hobby. Go out in nature more, sometimes sitting in the sunshine really does wonders.
Alright, Iāll stop my little tangent now, but wishing the bestš«¶š»
Apr 10, 2025
šæ
The only thing to figure out is that there is nothing to figure out, you just exist.
You arenāt a project that has a final answer, you are a just person.
Even if there was such an answer, what if you never āfigure it outā? Will that stop you from living the life you want to live?
The answer to that question should always be no (unless youāre a scoundrel then control yaself)
Just existing isnāt the end of this, but choosing to live will be
Jan 21, 2025
Top Recs from @archaemenid
š
god damn this quote goes so hard and i resonate with it so much. too bad it was authored by jordan peterson, probably in some ketosis and benzo-induced ecstasy
Mar 8, 2024
š«
overwhelmed by the ever-growing (and increasingly mundane) collection of emojis? consider paring down your digital vocabulary with in text emoticons instead.
my favs are: :3 :-) >.< :O
Feb 26, 2024
š
one of the more interesting albums i've heard recently
Feb 16, 2024