A child who grows up hearing about your sacrifices doesn't feel loved. They feel like a debt. Having a child was your decision. Nurturing and protecting them is your responsibility. "Sacrifice" does not belong anywhere in this. Call it that and you have already turned your kids into a burden instead of a gift.
Work. Work. Work. Stay hydrated. Go to the dentist. 10,000 steps. “What’s for dinner?” Insurance. Drink water. Pay a bill. Pay a bill. Smile. Credit Score. Check engine light. Go get gas. ALLERGIES! TAXES! STUDENT LOANS! Phone storage full. Email. Email. Apple $12.99. Apple $9.99. Subscriptions. Subscription. Overdraft. Laundry. Fold. Text. Text. Text. Clean the house. “I haven’t seen you in a while.” Doctors appoinment. Hair appoinment. Nail appointment. RENT. WAR! GOVERNMENT! POLITICS! THE PRESIDENT!!
i regret to inform you that personal growth rarely comes from acquiring new knowledge and almost always from:
- getting humiliated
- showing up terrified and doing it anyway
- admitting you might be the problem
Something I noticed about genuinely happy people: They're doing less than you. They have fewer goals. Fewer appointments. Fewer obligations. They've learned that addition by subtraction is real. While you're optimizing every minute, they're sitting on their porch drinking coffee. They're not lazy. They just figured out that most of what we chase doesn't matter. Busy is a choice. Peace is too. One looks successful. The other actually is.
Real Luxuries in Life
1. Living 10 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling every year
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door
These are the things that actually feel rich.
Being disliked by people with ugly spirits is actually a form of divine protection, not rejection. When your frequency gets too high, it starts to irritate demons the way sunlight irritates mold. They can’t stand your glow because it exposes their shadows. That’s why
One of the easiest ways to engineer luck is to look good. Well defined, well dressed, well groomed. Doesn't matter where you're going, who you're seeing, or if you're even seeing anyone at all
Maintain a certain standard of physical excellence at all times. Spend time on it. Spend money on it. Not sponsored by a superficial need to impress, but to simply signal to the world that you actively want to be a part of it
You do it for yourself. Can't be low agency if your appearance directly contradicts it. Your hair is too nice, your fit goes too hard for you to rot in front of pixels all day. You're feeling yourself too much for you to hide behind excuses
Exemplifies self respect. Love yourself enough to have your best self be the default you. See yourself as someone worthy of attracting opportunity. Broadcast the right frequencies and watch the energy get reciprocated right back to you
Earlier a coworker said she had been considering the name “Pearl” for her daughter, “but,” she said, “that’s the name of the daughter in…” and we both said “the scarlet letter” as my other coworker said “spongebob.”