01/02/2024
My favorite word of this year was "cope", because I started 2023 with joy, not knowing exactly what to do, it was the hardest year of my life so far, yet one of the most joyful. I treated what I learned from self help books like a religion, meaning; negative can turn into positive however you put it, hardship makes you stronger & coping avoids hardship, no matter what personal challenges I have, they are good. I am not ignoring the fact that there's multiple wars going on and nothing I can do but donate for the innocent. In 2023 I heard Jack Harlow say "ignorance is bliss"... Social media made me take a deeper look into myself, how? I removed it from my life (not completely), but scrolling and seeing other people's hardships made me feel powerless, so I unisntall every time I am done with messages and posts, I guess I am selfish but I feel good about myself and what I've accomplished in 2023. I opened up my first company, I went to the gym more often (and finally I can feel I am getting stronger), I've read more this past year than any other, and I've traveled 8 countries and 18 different cities. I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself, I don't need to show you pictures, and you don't need to see them.
Quitting social media and videogames for over a month now and I realized the only thing I was missing out is my own self. And for you, every time you try to quit something remember that's a win and every time you intend to, is another win, for some, we win as long as we lose once in a while and for others is a determined and constant decision to win.