Living life as it comes
Hello, and welcome back to the Thoughts that Bind! Today, we’re revisiting a series that everyone loved, letter-writing! If you’re interested in reading the introduction to the concept of letter writing, you can find it here. But for now, we’re going to dive right into the matter at hand.
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Today I want to write a little different kind of post. I’m going to tell you a little story, about myself. Because I’ve thought this over, and I think the best way to make my point is to tell you where it comes from. So that you can relate to it. And so, here it goes.
Continue reading “What a little cozy can do: my two cents”
Welcome back to advice for young people! Now, if you aren’t caught up, we’ve talked about philosophy (here), money (here), and housekeeping ideas (here) in this series so far. Today is a fun mishmash of ideas, all about healthy habits. So let’s get down to it!
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There are all sorts of things that people wish they would’ve been told before they went out on their own. Here’s a few, about money and money management.
Continue reading “Money things to know before moving out (Advice for young people, pt 2)”
Recently, I was looking back on my early days of having moved out of my parent’s house. I certainly wasn’t prepared for what the outside world would bring me, and the more I’ve gotten to know others who’ve done the same, the more I think that that’s pretty normal. There’s no way of me knowing what your parents have and haven’t prepared you for, but there are still many things that I would try to make sure newly independent young adults check in with. And so I want to talk to all you young people who are considering finally moving out, or who have recently done so. I have a lot of advice for you! Some is from me and my experience, and much of it is from conversations I’ve had with others about things they wish they would have been told. But I hope that as a whole, it can bring you some useful perspective.
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We tell people all the time, “Oh, just be yourself!” It’s both advice and encouragement, and it’s pervasive. Especially when we’re talking to people that we like, or people who we deem impressionable. I’m no different. Even here on the Thoughts that Bind, I’ve written a piece to that effect. (You can find that here, if you’re interested. It’s a fairly quick read.) And yet today, we’re going to do the opposite–I’m going to challenge you not to be yourself. Sounds odd at first blush, right? Well, bear with me.
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There are many ideas out there that fall flat when you simplify them down to a platitude, particularly in the space of philosophy and wellness, because like we’ve discussed already, everything in moderation will actually ruin your life if you apply it indiscriminately. (You can find that discussion here if you’re not sure what I’m referring to.) But there is one platitude that (while I don’t consider the be-all, end-all of living a wonderful life), seems to hold up with a minimal amount of necessary caveats.
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If you’ve ever had experience with depression or anxiety, you’ve probably had someone tell you “other people have it worse”. And honestly, it feels like a slap in the face when people say it. There you are, trying to vent about your problems and feelings and they hit you with this adage. What are you supposed to do with that? Well, today, I want to talk about this exact thing. So let’s dig in!
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I don’t remember the first time I heard the adage, “everything in moderation”. I do however, know that I have heard it many times since that first time, and I’ve always had some latent problem with the idea. So today, we’re going to talk about this idea of moderation. What it is, why it’s important, and the problems it poses to our lives if we take it too seriously.
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