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change will not slow just because you are not prepared for it.

last year, albeit fantastic, has been a strange one. amidst a large quantity of new people, and new experiences, my life has changed quite drastically. i had a hard time with this, as many do, and spoke to my mom, and my therapist, at length about this before eventually finding that despite my non-existent contentment with this change, it would not stop. me learning to take a tiny step back and adapt to the change, rather than trying to continue life as if it had not shifted, was a real turning point for me. all that being said, it is considerably difficult to "go with the flow" when the change is particularly life altering. however, even if it may feel like these changes may stop your earth from turning, the world will not cease to spin, and time will not stop. hope you had a good day today 🐫 p.s. something else that helped me was trying to be extra grateful for the constants in my life!

@alittlebitofaioli

Jan 3, 2025

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FEELING CHANGE AFOOT

You can resist it or you can embrace it; the latter will yield more grace and expend less energy, giving you the vitality to move forward ✨

@linfo

Apr 15, 2025

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Accepting the things you cannot change

And changing the things that you can.

@theonlyesmed

Mar 10, 2025

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finding old youtube videos and looking at the comments section like a historian

I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating. The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments section– major yuck 🤢

@verygoodvalentina

Jan 25, 2024

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old pickup trucks

early 80s to early 2000s truck models are the perfect sizes imo. current trucks are transformer-sized behemoths that could easily crush normal vehicles into smithereens upon impact and i legit don’t know how those things are even street-legal. also, idk if it’s their design, reliability or the nostalgia factor per-se, but there’s a certain sazón those older trucks have that newer ones don’t. 2024 Ford F-150? 🤮🤢 1980 Ford F-150? 🫦🫦

@verygoodvalentina

Feb 9, 2025

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Prioritize in-person experiences

with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and i’m not gonna pretend i’m above any of this because it’s so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst it’s a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy). with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. it’s a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity that’s independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they don’t hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life. all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldn’t or would‘ve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.

@verygoodvalentina

Sep 30, 2024