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Not quite sure

Trying to answer this made me realize that I really don’t have a solid answer. I remember at my Dad’s funeral, the priest said, “I’m sorry, he was much too young” and he died in his 60s, so I started fixating on the amount of time we have and everything that we can do and how many lives we can touch, but that lost steam pretty quickly. Then it was all about my little brother and helping him grow up and talking to him about my mistakes and just being a friend that I didn’t always have at his age, but if I’m being honest, sometimes that task starts to feel a little tall. Right now, it’s probably the amount of love in my life. I think that 3, maybe even 2 years ago, I felt so lonely and like I had no place in anyone’s life, and it’s crazy to think that I don’t feel that anymore. I couldn’t visualize what my future could look like, and how many people I would love and how many of them would love me back, so now it’s about what else I’m not able to visualize yet that could still very well happen in my future. And sometimes I just think, “damn I’ve been here for so long already and so much shit has happened, I just gotta see it through at this point. where else can the story go” and that kinda does it. And I also think that if I really believe that we all have the capacity for change, I wanna see how often I can change and how much I can change and just seeing what I can do and what’s possible. Long story short, I don’t really know and I’m not sure if I even answered your question (mostly because I can’t go back and check while writing this 😅) but I think that my answers change frequently and the longer I do it, I think the answers have started to come easier, and I hope in the future that they don’t need to be as substantial. Hoping a “just cuz” can get me by someday.

@burybusy

Mar 2, 2024

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find the answer for yourself

I never thought of my life as a thought experiment. But a paradoxical freak of nature. One of those exceptions to the rule. The irregular verb. I guess in this world where all the well-meaningness of everyone and everything who wants to tell you who you are, I say there is nothing like: finding the answer for yourself! Clue. there's more one "right" answer :-)

@sachikom

Sep 17, 2024

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I don’t think there is one

This will be a long one, sorry in advance. Coincidentally, I was recently going through all of my bookshelves to sort what I’m keeping and what I’m giving away. I found some older journals of mine; I’m historically very bad at keeping journals but I always try and usually manage a few to even several months of some years. Looking back at them was bittersweet because I was in the same boat, severely depressed most years and wondering what the point of anything was. But at the same time, I got to see things like old bucket lists I made myself and all of the things I’ve checked off. It was an interesting moment of considering what my younger self would be thinking of me and what I’ve done in the years since whichever year it each book was from. While I wouldn’t say time makes everything better, I will say that when you just keep pushing through eventually there comes a point where you’re more at peace than ever and you don’t even realize it at first. I don’t think there’s one universal “Meaning of life,” but I do think the human experience is so complex and we have to teach ourselves to give our self some grace.   A few years ago I was at an all time high for stress, I have an autoimmune disease and the flare ups were only worsened by the stress, anxiety, and depression I was feeling, I felt burnt out and like I had put my whole life on hold for other people. I’ve since learned that while it sounds funny on the internet, free will is a beautiful thing. Choosing where and with who you spend your energy, doing things just for the love of doing them, traveling even if it’s by yourself, taking yourself out to dinner or cooking for one. I’ve learned that there’s no point feeling embarrassment or anxiety about doing things by myself because really no one is paying that much attention or judging in the first place, but I also tell myself things like “you’ll never see these people again anyway, who cares,” lol. A big one for me personally was learning boundaries and gray rocking— don’t let other people’s emotions, moods, and manipulative behaviors dictate the way you’re feeling. But all of these little, seemingly inconsequential in the grand scheme of things (especially when you’re depressed), things that I was teaching myself along the way really helped me learn to start living for myself rather than for other people or any huge existential purpose.  So, while your question was ‘what’s the meaning life’ and I don’t think anyone has a concrete answer, my unsolicited advice is that you have to keep learning yourself. How do you want to spend your time? What things spark joy for you? What things make you feel worse? Try new foods and experience new places, learn, go to museums. Pick up a new hobby. Go out in nature more, sometimes sitting in the sunshine really does wonders. Alright, I’ll stop my little tangent now, but wishing the best🫶🏻

@saylor

Apr 10, 2025

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its So fluffy

Go get yourself some cute ass shit. Something that’s cute as hell that resonates with you. Recently just picked up this little bag for the gym/life, and Jesus the Little bear ears are so adorable what the hell. Care Bears are my personal favorite cute shits. bedtime bear n friend bear.

@SnowBear

Jan 23, 2025

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Pain is unavoidable, suffering is optional

Pain is a part of nature and the cycle of life To complain and stress about pain is to complain about the beauty of life The beauty of life is not only the happy moments in life but the fact that something comes after, Pain is part of what it means to be human It is not the enemy Even if it was, Acceptance and love for yourself will triumph everytime

@SnowBear

Jan 19, 2025

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Buy a book

It’s so beautiful as a previous book worm to rediscover your love for books. School can make it tiresome to read sometimes but a quick point of view change is needed. Reading leisurely can be so relaxing. Changing my perspective to relaxation instead of it being a “chore” or reminding me of school helped me massively. Got an urge to scroll? Pick up that book!

@SnowBear

Jan 30, 2025