"don't worry about the future. but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. the real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle tuesday."
"understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few. as you hold on, work hard to bridge the gaps of geography and lifestyle because the older you get the more you will need the people you knew when you were young."
"don't feel bad if you don't know what you want to do with your life. some of the most interesting people i know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives and some of the most interesting 40 year olds i know still don't."
who really knows what happiness is or how to come by it. i think happiness is a loss of sense of reality. when we have time to stop and think about all of the things that we've done wrong or potentially could do wrong, or just thinking about things we need to do in general, we panic and become critical of ourselves and the people in the world around us who seem to achieve and overcome all of these things with such ease. i don't know what else to say except sometimes it helps the most if we take a break from analyzing and just glaze by without thinking too much because thinking can often be more harmful than helpful. i mean, let's face it, no one has it set in stone what they're going to be or where they're going to end up; and the ones that think they do could potentially lose everything in a matter of seconds. who's better off??---it's hard to say.
i don't know if this advice is appropriate; maybe it will offer some comfort in knowing that you're not the only one who has thought about the same/similar things lately...we're at that age when everyone around us seems to be so 'on the right path' when i really don't honestly think that any of us even has a map. i dunno anne, i'm just rambling now...we should talk about this in person.
"don't worry about the future. but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. the real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle tuesday."
"understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few. as you hold on, work hard to bridge the gaps of geography and lifestyle because the older you get the more you will need the people you knew when you were young."
"don't feel bad if you don't know what you want to do with your life. some of the most interesting people i know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives and some of the most interesting 40 year olds i know still don't."
who really knows what happiness is or how to come by it. i think happiness is a loss of sense of reality. when we have time to stop and think about all of the things that we've done wrong or potentially could do wrong, or just thinking about things we need to do in general, we panic and become critical of ourselves and the people in the world around us who seem to achieve and overcome all of these things with such ease. i don't know what else to say except sometimes it helps the most if we take a break from analyzing and just glaze by without thinking too much because thinking can often be more harmful than helpful. i mean, let's face it, no one has it set in stone what they're going to be or where they're going to end up; and the ones that think they do could potentially lose everything in a matter of seconds. who's better off??---it's hard to say.
i don't know if this advice is appropriate; maybe it will offer some comfort in knowing that you're not the only one who has thought about the same/similar things lately...we're at that age when everyone around us seems to be so 'on the right path' when i really don't honestly think that any of us even has a map. i dunno anne, i'm just rambling now...we should talk about this in person.
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