Flirting with life is a skill. the guy who whistles walking down the street, compliments the cashier, makes the whole room laugh, treats every stranger like someone worth knowing — that guy never struggles. warmth is the most underrated form of power there is.
"If one investigates all the possible ways in which a person can orient his life, then one comes to this conclusion: In the end, a person orients his life either toward having or toward being." ~Erich Fromm, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨
Sometimes “locking in” looks like sitting in the sun and remembering that your life is also meant to be lived, not just optimized, monetized, and turned into proof that you’re worthy.