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“The Stranger” by Albert Camus (1942)
10/08/2024

“The Stranger” by Albert Camus (1942)

“life can be heavy especially if you try to carry it all at once. Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of you...
08/08/2024

“life can be heavy especially if you try to carry it all at once. Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release. What I mean by that is, knowing what things to keep and what things to release. You can't carry all things, all grudges all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions your school bully got at the hedge fund his uncle started. Decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go. Oftentimes, the good things in your life are lighter anyway, so there's more room for them. One toxic relationship can outweigh so many wonderful, simple joys. You get to pick what your life has time and room for. Be discerning.”

- Taylor Swift

“Think of it like this. Jump ahead ten, twenty years. Your marriage just doesn’t have that same energy anymore. You star...
08/08/2024

“Think of it like this. Jump ahead ten, twenty years. Your marriage just doesn’t have that same energy anymore. You start to blame your husband. You think of all the guys you’ve met and all the ones you never pursued and how things might have been different if you’d just picked up with one of them. Well, I’m one of them. You can consider this traveling back in time, to see what you are missing. See, this is really a big favor to both you and your future husband— it’s a chance to see how you really haven’t missed anything. That I’m just as boring and unmotivated as he is, hopefully more.”

- Jesse, Before Sunrise (1995)

“You should enjoy your life more. Life is short. Just have fun.”This is a constant message I got from people around me. ...
07/08/2024

“You should enjoy your life more. Life is short. Just have fun.”

This is a constant message I got from people around me. So, I try what they do. I go out more, drink more, and spend more. But I never feel the fun parts they mention. I feel that I am not in the right place or doing the right thing. And sometimes it makes me question myself. Is there something wrong with me? And I even got more confused if I should change myself to fit in.

These days, more and more people start to complicate life. We start to put more conditions to be happy. And by trying to make ourselves happy, we make our lives worse. We think if we do this or that, our lives will be good, and if we don’t, our lives will be miserable. We keep chasing one thing after another, but it never feels enough.

I am a firm believer that happiness should come from within. Maybe we just don’t have the same fun. Maybe reading books, drinking coffee, or writing a life journal already gives us enough peace we want. After all, being yourself is the most peaceful thing a person could do.

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