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Understand why you can’T let go.

Do you feel like there were missed opportunities? Why? - How to deal: Internalize that life is a series of random events with outcomes you have minimal control over. You have control over how you cope with those outcomes. You have control over what situations you put yourself in to create better random events. - Books: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander You feel overwhelmed or hopeless about current events? You want to go back to “better times.” - How to deal: There’s no such thing as “better times,” just times where we were less bombarded by an endless news cycle. Sensationalism sells - replace fast bites with documentaries and books. - Books: Same as Ever by Morgan Housel; Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker You feel anxious about your current situation? You want to go back to “better times.” - How to deal: Stop doomscrolling social media. Stop looking at what others have with envy - they made their own sacrifices that you probably don’t want to make. They’re likely living outside their means. There’s no such thing as “too late,” you’re just as capable now at starting from scratch as you were when you first started the journey you’re currently on. You feel anxious about an unknown future? - How to deal: The best way to shape this future and remove the “unknown” is reflecting on what YOUR personal priorities are, having an honest conversation about what goals do or don’t fit with those priorities and value, setting realistic goals, and putting together a plan that breaks your goals into steps that you can form habits around. Progress is better than perfection. Stop and appreciate what you have on the way to achieving your goals. - Books: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

@ohpandadear

Dec 25, 2024

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Wondering…

What’s the voice that’s impatient? Is it YOU? Or maybe a younger you? Or maybe a caregiver? Or maybe an embodiment of cultural standards? What does the wiser part of you look like? Is it YOU? Is it a character? Human or animal? Or PLANT?! Or PLANET?! Sometimes, we need to allow the feelings and thoughts fully out. Sometimes we need to identify where they come from. Sometimes we need to comfort them with the wiser side of us. Sometimes we need the wiser side of us to tell it to fuck off. Sometimes we don’t need to do all that. All the time though, we need to remember that nothing is forever. We take action where we can. We go step by step, moment by moment. We give space for enjoyment of things. We give ourselves lots of love and grace, and allow ourselves to daydream of a future where things look different.

@mossyelfie

Sep 24, 2024

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Sounds like a case of the goin good blues

when things are just going so well that you get scared as hell waiting for it all to fall apart. It’s a normal feeling, but a dirty, nasty thief of joy. Don’t let it convince you to borrow grief from the future and ruin the now. also, I moved a hell of a lot growing up too and I also thought I wanted to root myself in one place forever and ever when I “grew up” — it was just an outsized response to the reality of my moment. As an adult, I get itchy when I stay in one place too long and I’m realizing that a substantial part of who I am will always have 1 eye on the horizon. I’m figuring out how to make peace with that now. I’m also leaning into the fact that I am much more comfortable with change than most of my peers! it can be a super power if you let it :)

@its_just_kate

Dec 29, 2024

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An artist I always like to recommend is Molly Drake (Nick Drake's mom) who wrote some incredibly unique music, all home recorded in the 60s. I like to say it sounds like Mary Poppins on anti-depressants. Then maybe Tucker Zimmerman? Singersongeriter active since the 60s who just released a new album made in collaboration with Big Thief. If you wanna try recent things, I find Allegra Krieger and Naima Bock two awesome singer songwriters

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