letting go
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A Harsh Reality post this Sunday as I enjoy my coffee. Life’s not fair. It never was, it isn’t now, and it won’t ever be. That may sound harsh, but it’s the truth. We’re often told that if we work hard enough, play by the rules, and treat others well, life will return the favor.
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Everything we love, we are going to lose. It’s not a question of if, only when. Time is relentless in that way — it takes everything eventually. The people who make our hearts feel full, the pets who greet us at the door, the moments we wish could stretch on forever… all of it is
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The ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus said it best: “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.” It’s a line that has survived for centuries because it contains a truth we still need to hear today—most of our suffering doesn’t come from events themselves, but from the story we
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The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once said, “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true. The other is to refuse to believe what is true.” At first glance, it sounds simple. Yet, when you really sit with it, you realize these two traps quietly shape much of our lives.
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I used to think alcohol was helping me. Helping me calm my nerves. Helping me socialize. Helping me “relax.” The truth? It was a crutch. A slow-acting thief disguised as a friend. For years, I thought I was drinking to take the edge off my anxiety. What I didn’t realize until much later was that
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Every morning, the alarm goes off. We groggily rise, repeat the same motions, grab the same coffee, take the same route to the same job, interact with the same people, and do the same things. And before we know it, another week has flown by. Another year. Another decade. You blink, and life has become
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In the constant race of deadlines, promotions, responsibilities, and expectations, it’s easy to forget the most precious asset we possess: our health. We push harder, sleep less, eat on the go, skip exercise, ignore our body’s signals, and somehow convince ourselves that it’s all for a worthy cause—more money, more success, more progress. But what
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In the fast-paced, hyperconnected world we live in, it’s all too easy to get swept away by the chase—the pursuit of wealth, status, possessions, and influence. From the latest phone upgrade to the dream car, the corner office, or the social media likes, many of us spend our days striving for things that shine brightly—but
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Anxiety has a way of creeping into our minds, often disguised as preparation, caution, or concern. But the truth is, anxiety is most often rooted in worrying about what is beyond our control—about things that haven’t even happened, and most likely never will. We play out scenarios in our minds like a movie reel gone
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