one thing i stand by 100% is that when you think beautiful thoughts, you become more beautiful. your face starts glowing like the sun. this is the easiest, most permanent way to turn into a beautiful human.
today i read that butterflies rest when it rains because it damages their wings. it’s okay to rest during the storms of life. you’ll fly again when it’s over.
Advice from the young C.S. Lewis: "Keep clear of introspection, of brooding, of spiritualism, of everything eccentric. Keep to work and sanity and open air – to the cheerful & the matter of fact side of things. We hold our mental health by a thread: & nothing is worth risking for it. Above all beware of excessive day dreaming, of seeing yourself in the centre of a drama, of self pity, and, as far as possible, of fears.”
This is why gratitude becomes so so important.
The more grateful you are for what you have in your life, the more the universe will give you to be grateful for!!
You speak too much, explain too much, reveal too much. Every word drains value. The disciplined version of you speaks only what serves. Then silence multiplies your presence, turning your restraint into mystery and your mystery into power others can’t ignore.
You are supposed to use every unfair advantage you have. Looks, genetics, connections, family money, whatever head start landed in your lap. There is nothing noble about deliberately choosing the hardest path just to feel like an underdog. Nobody gets bonus points for suffering unnecessarily. Use what you have, build what you lack and stop romanticizing handicapping yourself. Humility is a virtue. Refusing to use your gifts is just self sabotage dressed up as integrity.
Low IQ “people” don’t notice when their dogs are barking, they don’t hear their babies screaming, they don’t realize how loud their speaker phone conversation sounds to everyone around them, they don’t hear the smoke alarm, or understand how loud their music is.
Conversely, the higher IQ individuals notice all of that, are slowly driven insane, and often wonder “why do we have to tolerate this?”
Playfulness is the highest intelligence. Watch a genius work, he's joylaughing. Watch a fool work, he's furious. Seriousness is a mask worn by men who fear being seen playing. God made dolphins, puppies, and orgasms. The evidence is in. He wants us laughing.
my wealthiest friends are absolutely ruthless about cutting negative people out of their lives. no warning, no conversation, no closure. one day you exist, the next day you don’t.
it’s almost like they’re allergic to them. broke is contagious and they refuse to catch it. honestly i respect the discipline. protect your energy, protect your mind space, and all of that.
anyway that’s how i found out we were no longer friends.
Stop eating for a while and the body turns inward and eats its own damaged parts. It’s called autophagy and it only really runs when you’re not digesting. No animal in nature grazes from dawn to midnight. Neither should you.
In order to become a better person, you must first realize how horrible you really are. Not in the dramatic sense, but in the quiet ways you sabotage yourself, repeat unhealthy patterns, hurt people who care about you, or tolerate what wounds you. You cannot grow if you keep pretending you're innocent in the story you've created.
anyone you subconsciously try to impress has automatically become superior to you, more important than you. you're the one who deserves impressing. You answer to no one. You have no superior. at least be your own hero.