advice
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To All My Dramatic Dreamers (Myself Included)
This made me think of Bukowski’s famous words which read: “Find what you love and let it kill you.” I had been consumed by this line when I first came across it. I remember reading it, letting it sink in and thinking they were the most profound words ever arranged in a 9 syllable sentence.…
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Graduation, Lactose Intolerance, and Vomiting in My Car– some minor and major life updates for ya
Given that my last post was months ago, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to know that life has been pretty hectic lately. So here are some minor updates followed by a few major ones.
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Inevitable Lessons of Being A Sad Girl
Much of what I’ve presented so far may seem preachy coming from a 21 year-old who still has so much left to experience. I have no idea if I’ll come back to this and find that all I’ve written contradicts what I will learn in the following years. Or maybe I won’t. I don’t really…
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2017 Was Dramatic AF: A watered down reflection of my year and maybe some insight (but probably not)
2017 has been a year full of growth and revelations. Which really doesn’t make it all that special because my dramatic ass has been “coming to realizations” every other month. My life is really just one existential crises after the other.
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How You Know You Love Someone
They send you a link to a video they want you to watch and you actually watch the whole thing They can lay any part of their limb or body on top of any surface of yours and you let them. You even enjoy it.
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We Should Be More Like Butterflies
Do you ever look at a butterfly and notice its translucent wings of various hues and patterns? It flutters in the sunlight and its beauty is striking. We marvel at the hands of nature, so skilled and brilliant to be able to create a creature so immaculate. Yet, when we look at a caterpillar, often…
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Growing Older, But Not That Much Wiser (?)
Constantly being asked what I want to do in life and what my plans are for the future. And I realize that this is a question that’s been asked to us since we could walk, talk, and perceive what the world could offer, so really, what’s the big deal? The difference is that now we…
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Why Finding Yourself Is Bullshit
“Finding yourself” is bullshit. Sorry to rain on your parade or diminish the purpose of your “spontaneous” week long “adventure” to some third world country slumming it with the locals while you play barefoot soccer with children in Yemen, Angola, or Cambodia, hoping that they’ll teach you to find happiness in the little things. News…
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Follow Your Passion, Not Your Paycheck: Reasons Why You Should Ignore the Haters
Here’s some valuable insight you can share to all those people who tell you that your degree in the humanities lacks marketable skills.
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The Secrets to Success
I feel compelled to share with you a bit of tips and tricks that I, a wait-listed successful individual, believe all accomplished people must achieve. Sure, I may seem a tad bit unqualified, but if there’s one quality that any successful person possesses, it’s being overly ambitious.
Via Justine De fant 