A happy life is not about avoiding struggle. Trying to avoid struggle is like trying to avoid breathing. It’s a part of humanity and will always exist in our lives. Instead, a happy life is about learning from struggles to come out of the other side stronger.
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Good people
What makes a good person? Is a good person someone who does no wrong, thinks no wrong, sees no wrong, and has no wrongs? Personally, the most “good” people I know are those who have dark pasts. Those who have experienced the worst life can throw at you. Some of those people were not allContinue reading “Good people”
Setbacks
Minor setbacks can turn into major setbacks really fast. Small loses can break someone and turn into complete failures. If you want to push yourself and become something, failure and losing is going to be inevitable. Getting back on the right path and staying on that right path in the face of failure is whatContinue reading “Setbacks”
Fire burning
There’s a fire burning inside, sometimes it feels like two One that lights the path forward One that destroys everything in its path Equal strength, but different kindling The dark fire of destruction burns a deep envy, jealousy, hatred, anger, regret The fire of illumination burns hope, love, care, optimism, discipline, and self control TheyContinue reading “Fire burning”
Expectations
Do you rely on the expectations of others to measure the success of your life? Caring about what your parents want, what your friends want, or what any outside party wants is not inherently a poor way to measure your life. But beware of something. People’s expectations of you are shaped on their own viewContinue reading “Expectations”
Power moves
I used to think life was all about adding new things, doing more, and extending myself to be involved in more things. I used to think that success was tied to adding more good things. Adding: • more income • good workouts • positive experiences • positive relationships I’ve come to find out that theContinue reading “Power moves”
[poem] broken
glass shatters and can’t be put back together glass becomes something different once broken, is it better? it’s more dangerous. muscle tears with stress and comes back together stronger muscle becomes something different once broken, is it better? it can withstand more so what happens when we’re broken? are we glass or muscle?
[Poem] Standstill
Having it figured out, but ultimately knowing nothing Living life according to plan, but the plan is just a random something Heads down, moving forward without any real thought or direction Living the expectations of others than what we want, no real self-reflection Then one day that life of drifting is broken, when you realizeContinue reading “[Poem] Standstill”
Rules
Get up
When the world is crumbling down around you, rise up. When you’ve fallen down again and again, get up. When you’ve seen wrong, stand up. When you are in extreme discomfort, push on. When you want something, get it. When you feel unworthy, level up. When you make a mistake, learn and move on. WhatContinue reading “Get up”