Audrey

Love | Healing | Self-worth
I say what your friends won't.
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Why do we praise people for never taking a day off, then act surprised when they’re completely exhausted?

When did being constantly busy become something to be proud of?

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You can regret a decision and still understand why you made it.

The person you were five years ago didn't have the experience you have today.

It's unfair to judge every old decision with everything you've learned since.

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Some people want you to do well, just not better than them.

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Pay attention to how people react when something good happens to you.

Some will celebrate with you.

Others will make you feel guilty for having something they wish they had.

Jealousy doesn’t always look like hatred. Sometimes it looks like friendship.

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Have you ever sat on the train home from work and wondered whether this is really what the next 30 years of your life are going to look like?

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One thing nobody tells you about being stuck is how tiring it becomes to keep answering, “So, what’s new with you?”

When the answer has been pretty much the same for three years.

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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.