“If you have time to watch Netflix you have time for a side hustle” my side hustle is relaxing so that my body and brain can heal from by this nose-to-the-grindstone bullshit. I refuse to feel guilty for being a human with the need to relax sometimes. my side hustle is no.
“why arent clothes made as well anymore” “why am i scared to ask my boss for PTO” “how is rent so high” “why wont Biden do the right thing” “why doesnt my degree matter” what if I told you these all have the same very depressing very real answer
in the coming year we’re resisting the temptation to tone down what makes us unique for the sake of impressing others. we’re embracing our cringe. we’re leaning into our nerdery. we’re shucking the people who can’t accept us and forging friendship with like-minded weirdos
Rabbi Zushya of Hanipol said, “When I die, they will not ask me, why were you not Moses? They will ask me, Zushya, why were you not Zushya?” and maturity means fully being who we truly are.
The expression “call a spade a spade” comes from the work of Plutarch, who originally wrote “call a fig a fig & a trough a trough.” Figs & troughs were crude slang for the Vulva, so what Plutarch meant was “call a c*nt a c*nt”. When Erasmus (1466-1536) translated Plutarch’s work & changed it to a garden spade to avoid embarrassment.
It's never too late to achieve your dreams:
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee released his first big comic book at age 40.
Samuel L. Jackson got his first major movie role at 40.
Alan Rickman began pursuing acting at age 42.
Sam Walton opened his first WalMart at age 44.
Momofuku Ando made ramen noodles at age 50.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Harland Sanders sold his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise at age 65.
Mary Delaney created a new form of art at age 72.
Grandma Moses began her painting career at age 76.
Louise Bourgeois became a famous artist at age 78.
Gladys Burrill completed the Honolulu Marathon at the age of 96 and holds the world's record for the oldest woman to complete a marathon.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21.
Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is that sets your soul on fire.