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on missing milestones

and finding myself

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Jim Dalling
Nov 06, 2023
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Hello there!

Are you dong too much dude?

Me too.

There’s a lot of pressure on us these days. Some of us? We’ve either dropped out or blocked out the pressure. Others? We take our internalized pressure and project it onto others.

If you’re doing that?

Stop it dude. It won’t end well.

With all of the bullshit and noise, it’s easy to miss things.

With our desire to serve others, we frequently leave ourselves out. We miss things that we can be proud of. It’s easy to forget to take care of ourselves or celebrate what we’ve done that’s quite bloody rad.

I missed the 1k post milestone.

That’s how busy and scattered I’ve been.

This is post 1014.

I’m proud of my consistency here.

I’m bringing this up as a gift to myself.

I’m giving myself this gift because it’s my birthday.

Most years on my birthday, I’m miserable.

Frequently it’s a time that I really do not like being alive and want to escape my life somehow.

This year is different.

Since being diagnosed and medicated for ADHD, I feel more at ease in t…

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