Haha I’ve def had periods of dealing with bad death anxiety, but lately reading about things like this have helped me

I hope this post has more insight than stress for you!

Damn, things seem hectic but you still come off as composed—really putting your life in your hands and driving it

That’s inspiring to hear

Also, I’ve often thought about going to school later in life for a passion of mine (animation) so that’s a nice thing to see from someone else

Really appreciate this insightful comment! Thanks for sharing your current experience 🙌

Also glad I could remind you of the song Vienna again haha! Going to listen to “A little bit if everything” right now

Haha yeah I did post it before!

The discussion was so great I wanted to see if anyone had fresh perspectives 😄

Wow that’s awesome to hear

It’s motivating to see that we can pick up a craft and study it at any time

I hope to continue doing the same as you—learn, try new things, and explore

Thanks for sharing this 😄

Soooo easy (for me at least) to stray away from the moment, but this is a good reminder

The present is all we have

Another thing I have to focus on being super intentional with

Thanks for this comment 😄

Yeah that’s a solid point to be more intentional about

When I operate in a vaccum, oblivious to everything outside of my life, it’s always the most peaceful and joyful times

It’s worth it to cultivate that environment and ignore fomo

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

It makes me think of this quote too:

“Man surprises me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the results being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”—Daila Lama

We can get so frantic about living that we forget to live.

I can relate to both sentiments you shared!

I definitely went through a period where I wanted to get my “act” together and stop being a certain way in certain scenarios

I also feel like I wouldn’t trade my negative experiences for better ones, even if I could, because then I just wouldn’t be me today. Me now can handle things that I couldn’t before because of those. So it’s bitter sweet

Thanks for sharing that!😄

On a similar not, this quote always makes me want to cherish each day

“How we spend our days is how we spend our lives”—Annie Dillard

My life is what I decide to do today. So with that in mind, I want to make each “today” as enjoyable as possible.

I can relate to that first part for sure! Being more comfortable and confident with age I think is what made the difference for me

I’m completely comfortable in solitude—it’s even needed at times

Recently I’ve been reading authors write about their experience dealing with old age, and a common theme I see is that over the years their ego dies

They go from thinking life was all about them to realizing they aren’t special

But that realization was actually positive and made life more enjoyable

Wow that is really well said, I think I agree with everything

I’m in a similar situation as you. I work full time as an accountant and am in the CPA professional education program working to get the designation, and on the side do writing and also bought a drawing pad to learn art and animation

Animation gets fully ignored during a CPA module and writing gets a back seat

So I think you hit it in the head—I think it comes down to how much are you willing to risk in adulthood. I could drop the CPA aspirations and that would immediately give me so much free time to write and learn animation, but I would give up significant salary upside

Thanks for sharing that 😁 glad to read thoughts I can relate to

Hmm wow that is food for thought—definitely is challenging my brain with how I see things

Reminds me of something I recently read that said real life is about altruism

Thanks for sharing this 😄

Wow I think this holds a lot of merit

I think I can definitely still find a ways to find joy and wonder in the simple things, but you’re right about my brain being more complex so it taking more complex things to get mind blow

It only makes sense that as my brain scaled the threshold for awe increased too

Thanks for this insight 😄

So happy this post could be a lighthouse of inspiration for you 😁

Good luck!!

Damn hahaaa I love that so much 😂

It’s such a small thing that’s easy to pass of as silly, but that little act definitely keeps the mood light and the spirits fun

Hahaa that’s an unexpected but likely accurate response

The “do you ever notice” jokes probably make your brain do pattern recognition in real life to find those fun things as often as it can

Thanks for sharing that 😄

Slowly starting to realize that after reading about this topic! Also strangely started getting that “skill” back after reading classic children’s book from the 70s haha

Thanks for the insight 😄

That’s amazing to hear! I’m sure spending time in their world is so refreshing! 😁😁

Wow that definitely has merit! The people in my life have a huge impact on how I see and experience the world

Lately I’ve been curating my social groups more intentionally

Thanks for sharing this!