Thoughts on a lot

[salivar]

Difficult conversations aren't the easiest ones to have. This week I have had about four of them, all owing to the fact I cried sometime during them. I'm not going to give you a run down of every conversation, I'm just going to talk about the most difficult one I have had this week

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[seiryuu26]

Acceptance. At least for me, this has been the key to contentment and diminished anxiety. Accepting the good and bad of what's real. Not falling victim to unmet expectations, unrealistic goals, or trying to imitate the achievements of others. Not getting caught up in ideas, but sticking to reality. So much of human experience is imagined; every aspect of our culture exists because people decided on it.

"hearing all of [your] criticisms." Who are these coming from? If they're from you, what is causing you to criticize yourself in this way? I think it's good to look to others when you wonder "does anyone else experience what I'm going through?" but it's unfair to punish yourself for having different successes than those around you.