I was randomly thinking about this today when I was out with my boy. Don't know where it came from but I thought I'd share... There will always be someone more attractive There will always be someone with more money There will always be "a better opportunity" that will tempt you There will always be someone who dislikes you There will always not be enough time in a day There will NEVER be another you Stop comparing isolated details. Lean into what makes you different. People aren't drawn to or remember ordinary. The people who show up authentically and go against what everyone else says because it's what THEY believe are the ones you remember and look to for guidance. A lot to unpack with this, and I'm sure I'll go into more detail at another time. Main point is you don't have to fit in if you don't want to. There is always people out there that are more similar to you. Don't let the people immediately accessible to you (where you live, grew up, old friends) dictate who you become.

Just over 1000 days ago I started my first journal. Over that time, I’ve been consistent, taken breaks, but most importantly developed a habit and style that worked for me. Here is some advice from finishing my first journal. Maybe by the end you will all be journalling 🥸 Guess it depends on how well I sell it haha. I’ve gone from daily with time stamps to week long breaks. Motivation was huge at the start, then it fades and it became a task to tick off. When I was doing it to keep a streak, I lost the desire. It was easy in the beginning, as I was parroting what I had read in philosophy books. Not much brain power and realistically just writing in hopes of remembering what I read. But in doing so, I developed the habit of showing up, sitting down, and writing. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ What worked for me... - JOURNALLING IS A TOOL—NOT A CHORE. Once I figured out it was ok to take days between entires, I started to grow an appreciation for it. The distance made me want to do it more, and inevitably allowed me time to process my thoughts and feelings better before putting it to paper. - DON’T OVERTHINK WHAT YOU WRITE. This is for you and no one else. You can write down shit you would never dream of saying to any one else and just looking at the words can help you see it from a different perspective. It doesn’t need to be neat, it doesn’t need to sound pretty, it just needs to serve the purpose of getting your thoughts out of your head. - JOURNALLING AS A CALL-AND-RESPONSE. I found the most development in my character when I was holding myself accountable to what I had written. The process of setting an intention for how I was going to show up, then evaluating whether or not I did so, helped me see myself from a more objective lens, not allowing emotions to cloud my judgment. - MAKE IT MESSY—IT DOESN’T ‘NEED’ TO LOOK GOOD. It doesn’t need to, but it can. I developed really nice handwriting from journaling that I prefer over my messy, scribble hand writing. BUT there are entires in my journal that are chaotic and unrefined. It makes it less cohesive when you flick through but that’s not the point. I can remember when I was writing in that messy handwriting I was mad, upset, or frustrated, and it showed through in how I was putting the words on the paper.