Calm the fuck down; it doesn’t make you weak, either.
162: because you can’t demonize your trauma
You don’t deserve whatever trauma happened to you.
161: because fetch with the dog is the answer
How do you come back from those bad moods where you know you’re in a bad mood for no reason, and that puts you in a badder mood?
160: because passion is privilege
Earlier, I bitched about passion taking hard work. (Which, for the record it does.)
But pursuing passion isn’t just “getting shit done.”
159: because passion takes work
Everyone keeps asking about my big plans during this first week with no day job. Want the truth?
158: because badass people surprise themselves
Holy shit, fuckers. So many people are surprising themselves lately. They’re taking leaps, shaking shit up, going fucking rogue.
And I am following their lead.
157: because tattoos are not an invitation to comment on my body
I remember the first time some older dude told me, “That’s gonna look dumb when you’re old.”
I just shrugged and said, “Yeah, probably” and walked away. Because, sure, that could happen…
155: because you should eat at that shitty restaurant
Don’t worry, you don’t have to go back.
128: because good things are fucking hard
I want to believe that good things are easy, but I also want to tell the truth.
123: because it doesn’t matter where you live
Ever notice how happy people are always happy?
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