Audrey

Love | Healing | Self-worth
I say what your friends won't.
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Nobody prepares you for the age when your friends start buying houses, getting promoted and starting families while you’re still trying to figure out your next move.

You’re happy for them. You just wish something would work out for you too.

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One of the saddest parts of adulthood is realising that some friendships don’t end with an argument.

One day you just stop being part of each other’s everyday lives.

No betrayal. No goodbye.

Just two people who used to know everything about each other becoming strangers.

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People who constantly remind you of your past are often uncomfortable with who you’ve become.

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There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from knowing you could do a better job than someone above you, but never being given the opportunity to prove it.

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Do you ever feel like your life has been on hold for years?

Not because you’re doing nothing.

But because everything you earn, save and work towards seems to disappear into just keeping life going.

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Have you noticed how the reliable person at work often gets rewarded with more work?

Meanwhile, the person who talks about being busy gets praised for working hard.

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The worst part about being underestimated isn’t that people don’t believe in you.

It’s when you spend so long hearing it that you start questioning yourself too.

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They say hard work pays off.

But haven’t we all met someone who works incredibly hard and still struggles to get by?

Maybe effort matters. But pretending everyone gets rewarded equally for it feels unfair.

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Some friendships only last because one person keeps pretending nothing hurts.

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One of the strangest feelings in adulthood is knowing you’re capable of more, but having absolutely no idea how to get from where you are to where you want to be.

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I hope when I’m older, I can look back at my life and remember more than just working, paying bills, and worrying about the future. I want to remember the places I went, the people I loved, and the days I was genuinely happy.

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What if you don’t need to become a completely different person?

What if you just need a life where you’re not constantly tired, worried, or trying to meet everyone’s expectations?

How much of our personality is simply our circumstances?

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Be careful when comparing your life to someone who started with advantages you never had.

You might both be running the same race, but one person started ten miles ahead.

That doesn’t make your progress any less real.

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Have you ever been in a room where everyone had something to say, but nobody seemed interested in what you thought?

Then someone else says exactly what you were thinking, and suddenly it’s a brilliant idea.

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@elonmusk Baby, don’t hurt me. I’ve already seen my electricity bill.

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Regret has a strange way of making your past self look foolish.

But you’re judging old decisions with information you only learned afterwards.

You can take responsibility for your mistakes without spending the rest of your life punishing yourself for them.

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To anyone quietly trying to build a better life:

I hope the job comes through.

I hope the money worries ease.

I hope your family stays healthy.

And I hope one day you wake up and realise the life you kept hoping for has finally become your everyday life.

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Watch how people treat you when you have nothing they need.

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Have you ever realised that the person you’re trying so hard to impress might not even be paying attention?

How much of our lives do we spend seeking approval from people who barely think about us?

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Have you ever wondered what your life would look like if you stopped assuming things weren’t meant for you?

The jobs you never applied for.

The places you never visited.

The opportunities you talked yourself out of.

Maybe it’s time to find out.