My life has been a series of lessons in letting go. People, places, dreams, versions of myself I once thought I’d keep forever. Somehow, everything I loved seemed to slip through my hands, as if they were never meant to hold anything for long. And I’ve learned to accept it. I’ve learned to release what leaves, to make peace with endings, and to tell myself that not everything is meant to stay.
Ništa me u životu nije više bolelo od života moje majke, jer je zaslužila milijardu puta bolji život od onog koji je živela i to je u top deset nepravdi u životu i znam da će se mnogi složiti, nažalost.
According to psychology, the urge to immediately fix a partner’s or friend’s distress instead of just sitting with them in it isn't empathy; it is your own low frustration tolerance. When someone you love is hurting, and you instantly jump into problem-solving mode, offering unsolicited advice or trying to find a silver lining, you are often trying to soothe your own secondary anxiety. You aren't rescuing them from their pain; you are rescuing yourself from the discomfort of witnessing a vulnerability you don't know how to hold.
People still don't understand that you can literally become luckier just by deciding you're a lucky person who experiences lucky things. And that's it.
18 yrs ago, I was violently assaulted & raped while walking alone. Every year on the anniversary of that day, I go on a solo hike to remind myself that there is still beauty in this world & I can enjoy it. This yr, I pushed myself & did a few days of the Southwest Coast Path…
Every once in a while you meet someone who seems more Alive than everyone else. It's like everyone else is pretending to exist, but they're actually consciousness manifest - they're dynamic, both funny and tragic, passionate, aware. They've got eyes that actually look at things instead of merely passing them over. It's like coming into contact with the kind of person reality was actually made for.
Australian tech entrepreneur Paul Conyngham explains how he used ChatGPT/AlphaFold (spent $3,000 with no biology background) to create a custom MRNA vaccine to treat his dog’s cancer tumors. Unreal.
osoba koja baci kuče, mače, bilo koje živo biće u kesu, pa u kontejner i slične radnje istim ciljem - mislim da se iznutra sastoji od gnoja, crva i smrada i da to nije ljudsko biće; samo se to još nije dokazalo
Trust the process. Know you are capable. You can do hard things. And yeah, I really live by the motto YOLO.
It's so cliche, but you really do only live once.
— Alysa Liu