trying is cool.
ambition is cool.
failing is cool.
persistence is cool.
learning is cool.
success is cool.
obsession is cool.
mastery is cool.
discipline is cool.
greatness is cool.
While I do think it’s important to surround ourselves with people who make us happy, it’s also important to surround ourselves with people who hold space for our shadow. Some people only like us when we are at our best and these same people will leave the moment you can’t-
I’m not saying there’s really any other good option, but every day ignoring people in various states of addiction and destitution while you walk by them on the street is probably corrosive to your soul
“your 20s are for—“ enough my 20s are for rediscovering all of my interests from 6th grade and realizing that actually 12 year old me was kinda onto something
everyone wanna be right so bad when they meet a real understander like me who is willing to be wrong, listen and learn they be thinking i’m mocking them