A lot of us are so desperate to find meaning because, in the end, there might be none handed to us. And if life is meaningless in that sense, then maybe that’s the gift. It means we’re free to create our own small meanings for our tiny existence. Sometimes I wonder if the universe is playing a strange trick on us. As if life emerged just to see how something with a pulse reacts to consciousness. It’s wild being alive. I fell in love with this statement in the photo. It brought up the lines above. 😍😍🥹🥹🤌🤌 What do you guys think of it? For me it's just a damn good reminder that we're at the party already and should forget all this preparation stuff for "the greatest party the world has ever seen." Our gravestones won't clap. 🤣 (Ha! By the way, that's just another reason why I changed the community again. You know what? It feels so great to just post this here without any other intention then just put it out there and let it sit. 😆💪)

Do you ever zoom out and look at the bigger picture when you feel caught up? There’s something deeply comforting about remembering that we’re all just floating through empty space on a rock. That sense of insignificance can feel surprisingly good. I find myself leaning into it more often than not 😌🧘‍♂️ Maybe that’s why I confuse people sometimes 😆 But staying capable of awe, of being genuinely moved by the sheer fact that anything exists at all, feels like a good thing to me 😄

Okay, so feel free to share some plans and ideas for next year. Here are mine: - focusing only on ONE community anymore - therefore (finally) following a core rule from Calvin Hollywood It will look like this: - I´ll finally create a community about books and reading. My no. 1 passion. I was thinking about it for a long time. But I learend to overcome my "being german and overthinking everything to death". - so I´m going to f**** all pressure and worries about money-making for now and concentrate on what I love. And that is reading awesome storys and astonishing non-ficiton. I´ll create this community in german. (Kinda like "proofing" to my brain that this is NOT business.) I´ll keep THIS community here, because the funny thing is: Reading is thinking with a stranger´s brain. I get so many ideas and insights from reading. And I need a place where I can share that and help others with whatever insights I get. That´s it. Thanks for everything so far. Looking forward to 2026 🤗

This is the place to start. No long essay needed, just share a few quick things so we can cheer you on: 1. Where are you joining from? 🌍 2. What are you up to? 😴 3. What´s you topic? ✅ 👉 Post your intro below - you’ll see you’re not alone, and your first step already inspires someone else.

“The message of the consumer society, pumped out over flat screens... is shrill and unrelenting: You are a failure. Pop culture celebrates those who wallow in power, wealth and self-obsession, and perpetuates the lie that if you work hard and are clever, you can become a "success."... The disparity between the glittering world that people watch and the bleak world they inhabit creates a collective schizophrenia.” Forgot who said it.