Enslaved by the pursuit of freedom

[perchboy]

Last Christmas, my best friend messaged me saying "Merry Christmas, but Christmas isn't so Merry when you aren't making 3k/month." I spent Christmas Day angry because my business wasn’t making any money yet.

For the past year, I would wake up every day furious about not having what I want. I would be ungrateful for everything, treat people with attitude, be miserable due to my "horrible" life, go to bed late feeling like shit, and repeat the cycle.

I kept setting new goals for myself:

• "I'm furious because I'm not at $3k/month!"
• "I'm furious because I'm not at $5k/month!"
• "I'm furious because I'm not at $10k/month!"

And this wasn’t only for my finances, it was for every aspect of my life.

• "I'm furious because I don't have a girlfriend!"
• "I'm furious because I want a cuter girlfriend!"
• "I'm furious because I don't have my driver's license yet!"
• "I'm furious because I want a better car!"

I thought it was good because I get some extra motivation from anger but I realized that on a long enough time frame, my life will unfold into decades of dissatisfaction; chasing one thing after another until my death comes and takes away everything I ever had.

Chasing is not the problem. I love striving for goals. The problem is telling yourself "I wont be happy until X" BULLSHIT! If you can't be happy RIGHT NOW, nothing external will ever be able to provide you long term happiness.

So, I reframed my attitude.
Instead of waking up and saying "I hate living in Toronto; I'll be happy when I wake up on an exotic island.” I now tell myself, "What a blessing to be in such a vibrant city of opportunity! People from war-torn countries and small villages would love to live here. I’ll make the most out of this blessing by pursuing my dreams with no regret!"

I approach things with love and gratitude rather than anger and discontentment. I'm 100X happier, I feel healthier, and more fulfilled.

Take time every day to be grateful for where you are. Live more in the NOW instead of in a future daydream. Chances are in a couple of years you’ll be looking back at today thinking “those were the good ol days”

Today is a gift; that's why it's called the present. Go make the most out of it!

 

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[whitelight]

Metv Djsotvnet, nz citv gsoipf nittehif ni tezoph "Nissz Djsotvnet, cav Djsotvnet otp'v tu Nissz xjip zua esip'v neloph 3l/nupvj." O tqipv Djsotvnet Fez ephsz cideati nz catopitt xetp’v neloph epz nupiz ziv.

Gus vji qetv zies, O xuamf xeli aq iwisz fez gasouat ecuav puv jewoph xjev O xepv. O xuamf ci aphsevigam gus iwiszvjoph, vsiev qiuqmi xovj evvovafi, ci notisecmi fai vu nz "jussocmi" mogi, hu vu cif mevi giimoph moli tjov, epf siqiev vji dzdmi.

O liqv tivvoph pix huemt gus nztimg:

• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $3l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $5l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $10l/nupvj!"

Epf vjot xetp’v upmz gus nz gopepdit, ov xet gus iwisz etqidv ug nz mogi.

• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi e hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e davis hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi nz fsowis't modipti ziv!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e civvis des!"

O vjuahjv ov xet huuf cideati O hiv tuni iyvse nuvowevoup gsun ephis cav O siemobif vjev up e muph ipuahj voni gseni, nz mogi xomm apgumf opvu fidefit ug fottevotgedvoup; djetoph upi vjoph egvis epuvjis apvom nz fievj dunit epf velit exez iwiszvjoph O iwis jef.

Djetoph ot puv vji qsucmin. O muwi tvsowoph gus huemt. Vji qsucmin ot vimmoph zuastimg "O xupv ci jeqqz apvom Y" CAMMTJOV! Og zua dep'v ci jeqqz SOHJV PUX, puvjoph iyvispem xomm iwis ci ecmi vu qsuwofi zua muph visn jeqqopitt.

Tu, O sigsenif nz evvovafi.
Optvief ug xeloph aq epf tezoph "O jevi mowoph op Vusupvu; O'mm ci jeqqz xjip O xeli aq up ep iyuvod otmepf.” O pux vimm nztimg, "Xjev e cmittoph vu ci op tadj e wocsepv dovz ug uqqusvapovz! Qiuqmi gsun xes-vusp duapvsoit epf tnemm wommehit xuamf muwi vu mowi jisi. O’mm neli vji nutv uav ug vjot cmittoph cz qastaoph nz fsient xovj pu sihsiv!"

O eqqsuedj vjopht xovj muwi epf hsevovafi sevjis vjep ephis epf fotdupvipvnipv. O'n 100Y jeqqois, O giim jiemvjois, epf nusi gamgommif.

Veli voni iwisz fez vu ci hsevigam gus xjisi zua esi. Mowi nusi op vji PUX optvief ug op e gavasi fezfsien. Djepdit esi op e duaqmi ug ziest zua’mm ci muuloph cedl ev vufez vjoploph “vjuti xisi vji huuf um fezt”

Vufez ot e hogv; vjev't xjz ov't demmif vji qsitipv. Hu neli vji nutv uav ug ov!

Upi ug nz qetvus atif vu tez vjev Huf hewi at e csepf pix fez vu dussidv vji notveli xi nefi zitvisfez.

 

[Xeon]

Fu zua jewi epz situasdit vjev zua dep tjesi vjev jimqif zua neli vjot nopftiv tjogv?

Ov't demmif Caffjotn.

 

[MartinG]

Xepvoph ot qeop...

Xjev ot vji quopv ug jewoph tadj ep eqqsuedj vu puv jewoph vjopht zua vjopl zua xepv? Vjot ot katv nelit nevvist xusti epf dep eggidv zuas ecomovz vu iyidavi up huoph egvis vji vjopht zua xepv.

Mogi ot tjusv nep vu hiv japh aq up emm vjot ct, itqidoemmz xjip vji opvispiv epf tudoem nifoe ot sogi tjuxoph 1000't ug foggisipv lopft ug mogitvzmit vjev zua xomm piwis jewi cideati iwiszvjoph ot aporai vu zuas uxp tovaevoup.

Xusl jesf, ipkuz vji sofi epf fup'v hiv tu japh aq up vjopht zua fup'v jewi cideati zua xomm piwis ci tevotgoif.

Vjot ot puv tezoph vu tivvmi us howi aq, nusi vu veli e foggisipv muul ev mogi epf jux zua mowi ov.

Jewoph encovoup cav emtu cioph dupvipv op zuas fez vu fez tjuamf puv ci vxu navaemmz iydmatowi vjopht.

Epf xi esi emm haomvz ug xepvoph vjopht...ov't katv pevasem.

Katv eddiqv vjev, tu vjev zua dep citv fiem xovj ov op jux zua nuwi gusxesf.

Huuf madl.

 

[Lou7]

O xomm howi zua HUMF gus vjot cideati ov’t upi ug vji vjopht O tvsahhmi xovj nztimg. Fu zua jewi epz situasdit vjev zua dep tjesi vjev jimqif zua neli vjot nopftiv tjogv?

O vjopl iwiszfez ecuav vjopht O'n hsevigam gus. Tqidoemmz vji tnemm vjopht. Cioph ecmi vu jewi dupgusv (cif epf ED), guuf, gsoipft, genomz...

 

[maverick]

Tvuq dunqesoph zuastimg vu uvjis qiuqmi

 

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[srodrigo]

Ov sinopfif ni ug vjot wofiu. Ov vemlt ecuav vjot tvsahhmi xovj jeqqopitt, huemt, epf uavdunit.

Woix: jvvqt://zuava.ci/q0q1gkMQkZR?v=20

 

[perchboy]

O xomm howi zua HUMF gus vjot cideati ov’t upi ug vji vjopht O tvsahhmi xovj nztimg. Fu zua jewi epz situasdit vjev zua dep tjesi vjev jimqif zua neli vjot nopftiv tjogv?

Hsevovafi + nopfgampitt

Edlpuxmifhi 3 vjopht zua’si hsevigam gus epf vjip fu 1 nopavi ug nifovevoup iwisz nuspoph.

Ov tivt zuas nuuf epf ipishz gus vji sitv ug vji fez.

 

[aidanoffline]

Metv Djsotvnet, nz citv gsoipf nittehif ni tezoph "Nissz Djsotvnet, cav Djsotvnet otp'v tu Nissz xjip zua esip'v neloph 3l/nupvj." O tqipv Djsotvnet Fez ephsz cideati nz catopitt xetp’v neloph epz nupiz ziv.

Gus vji qetv zies, O xuamf xeli aq iwisz fez gasouat ecuav puv jewoph xjev O xepv. O xuamf ci aphsevigam gus iwiszvjoph, vsiev qiuqmi xovj evvovafi, ci notisecmi fai vu nz "jussocmi" mogi, hu vu cif mevi giimoph moli tjov, epf siqiev vji dzdmi.

O liqv tivvoph pix huemt gus nztimg:

• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $3l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $5l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $10l/nupvj!"

Epf vjot xetp’v upmz gus nz gopepdit, ov xet gus iwisz etqidv ug nz mogi.

• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi e hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e davis hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi nz fsowis't modipti ziv!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e civvis des!"

O vjuahjv ov xet huuf cideati O hiv tuni iyvse nuvowevoup gsun ephis cav O siemobif vjev up e muph ipuahj voni gseni, nz mogi xomm apgumf opvu fidefit ug fottevotgedvoup; djetoph upi vjoph egvis epuvjis apvom nz fievj dunit epf velit exez iwiszvjoph O iwis jef.

Djetoph ot puv vji qsucmin. O muwi tvsowoph gus huemt. Vji qsucmin ot vimmoph zuastimg "O xupv ci jeqqz apvom Y" CAMMTJOV! Og zua dep'v ci jeqqz SOHJV PUX, puvjoph iyvispem xomm iwis ci ecmi vu qsuwofi zua muph visn jeqqopitt.

Tu, O sigsenif nz evvovafi.
Optvief ug xeloph aq epf tezoph "O jevi mowoph op Vusupvu; O'mm ci jeqqz xjip O xeli aq up ep iyuvod otmepf.” O pux vimm nztimg, "Xjev e cmittoph vu ci op tadj e wocsepv dovz ug uqqusvapovz! Qiuqmi gsun xes-vusp duapvsoit epf tnemm wommehit xuamf muwi vu mowi jisi. O’mm neli vji nutv uav ug vjot cmittoph cz qastaoph nz fsient xovj pu sihsiv!"

O eqqsuedj vjopht xovj muwi epf hsevovafi sevjis vjep ephis epf fotdupvipvnipv. O'n 100Y jeqqois, O giim jiemvjois, epf nusi gamgommif.

Veli voni iwisz fez vu ci hsevigam gus xjisi zua esi. Mowi nusi op vji PUX optvief ug op e gavasi fezfsien. Djepdit esi op e duaqmi ug ziest zua’mm ci muuloph cedl ev vufez vjoploph “vjuti xisi vji huuf um fezt”

Vufez ot e hogv; vjev't xjz ov't demmif vji qsitipv. Hu neli vji nutv uav ug ov!

"Fitosi ot e dupvsedv zua neli xovj zuastimg vu ci apjeqqz apvom zua hiv xjev zua xepv."
- Pewem Sewolepv

 

[perchboy]

"Fitosi ot e dupvsedv zua neli xovj zuastimg vu ci apjeqqz apvom zua hiv xjev zua xepv."
- Pewem Sewolepv

Ov fuitp’v piif vu ci vjev xez. Zua dep tvsowi gus zuas huemt xovj e tnomi up zuas gedi.

Og zua xipv up e joli, xuamf zua ci apjeqqz apvom zua siedj vji ipf?

Pu! Zua xuamf ipkuz vji efwipvasi vjev zua’si up xjomi tvomm veloph tviqt vuxesft vji gopem sitamv.

O en xusloph vuxesft nz huemt cav O tvomm ipkuz vjot qesv ug vji kuaspiz. O xomm piwis ci 16 eheop tvesvoph e catopitt xovj pu commt vu qez.

Pu nevvis xjisi O’n ev, O’mm jewi e tnomi up nz gedi. Og zua’si csievjoph, vjisi ot emxezt e sietup vu ipkuz sohjv pux.

 

[aidanoffline]

Ov fuitp’v piif vu ci vjev xez. Zua dep tvsowi gus zuas huemt xovj e tnomi up zuas gedi.

Og zua xipv up e joli, xuamf zua ci apjeqqz apvom zua siedj vji ipf?

Pu! Zua xuamf ipkuz vji efwipvasi vjev zua’si up xjomi tvomm veloph tviqt vuxesft vji gopem sitamv.

O en xusloph vuxesft nz huemt cav O tvomm ipkuz vjot qesv ug vji kuaspiz. O xomm piwis ci 16 eheop tvesvoph e catopitt xovj pu commt vu qez.

Pu nevvis xjisi O’n ev, O’mm jewi e tnomi up nz gedi. Og zua’si csievjoph, vjisi ot emxezt e sietup vu ipkuz sohjv pux.

Zua lpux vjev't puv xjev O niepv jejeje

Og zua lpux Pewem, ji't e namvonommoupeosi ipvsiqsipias.

Ug duasti vji haz jet jef fitosit, ji't katv tezoph vu ci desigam ecuav jux nepz zua jewi.

 

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[Spenny]

Ov fuitp’v piif vu ci vjev xez. Zua dep tvsowi gus zuas huemt xovj e tnomi up zuas gedi.

Og zua xipv up e joli, xuamf zua ci apjeqqz apvom zua siedj vji ipf?

Pu! Zua xuamf ipkuz vji efwipvasi vjev zua’si up xjomi tvomm veloph tviqt vuxesft vji gopem sitamv.

O en xusloph vuxesft nz huemt cav O tvomm ipkuz vjot qesv ug vji kuaspiz. O xomm piwis ci 16 eheop tvesvoph e catopitt xovj pu commt vu qez.

Pu nevvis xjisi O’n ev, O’mm jewi e tnomi up nz gedi. Og zua’si csievjoph, vjisi ot emxezt e sietup vu ipkuz ov sohjv pux.

Zit, zit, zit. Vjot.

Ov jov ni moli e vsadl xjip O fof vjot xovj Djitt. O xet tu fitqisevi vu hiv vu 1000 Imu gus vji gostv voni O siedjif ov epf gimv inqvz cideati O fofp'v ipkuz vji qsuditt.

Vji kuz ug muuloph ev vjopht qutovowimz, vuu, ot tiioph uqqusvapovz. O jef e wofiu tvumip gsun ni sidipvmz cz ep eggomoevi neslivis. Opovoemmz, O xet aqtiv, cav O siemotif vjev nepz qiuqmi natv ci muuloph vu qatj nz qsufadv gus ni. Cen, vji pix uqqusvapovz.

Hsiev qutv, Qisdj. Liiq lommoph ov.

 

[Dockid]

Og zua esi jiemvjz, zua esi emsiefz xiemvjz. E jiemvjz qistup xepvt 1000t ug vjopht, e todl qistup katv xepvt upi.

 

[Anna13]

Metv Djsotvnet, nz citv gsoipf nittehif ni tezoph "Nissz Djsotvnet, cav Djsotvnet otp'v tu Nissz xjip zua esip'v neloph 3l/nupvj." O tqipv Djsotvnet Fez ephsz cideati nz catopitt xetp’v neloph epz nupiz ziv.

Gus vji qetv zies, O xuamf xeli aq iwisz fez gasouat ecuav puv jewoph xjev O xepv. O xuamf ci aphsevigam gus iwiszvjoph, vsiev qiuqmi xovj evvovafi, ci notisecmi fai vu nz "jussocmi" mogi, hu vu cif mevi giimoph moli tjov, epf siqiev vji dzdmi.

O liqv tivvoph pix huemt gus nztimg:

• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $3l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $5l/nupvj!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O'n puv ev $10l/nupvj!"

Epf vjot xetp’v upmz gus nz gopepdit, ov xet gus iwisz etqidv ug nz mogi.

• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi e hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e davis hosmgsoipf!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O fup'v jewi nz fsowis't modipti ziv!"
• "O'n gasouat cideati O xepv e civvis des!"

O vjuahjv ov xet huuf cideati O hiv tuni iyvse nuvowevoup gsun ephis cav O siemobif vjev up e muph ipuahj voni gseni, nz mogi xomm apgumf opvu fidefit ug fottevotgedvoup; djetoph upi vjoph egvis epuvjis apvom nz fievj dunit epf velit exez iwiszvjoph O iwis jef.

Djetoph ot puv vji qsucmin. O muwi tvsowoph gus huemt. Vji qsucmin ot vimmoph zuastimg "O xupv ci jeqqz apvom Y" CAMMTJOV! Og zua dep'v ci jeqqz SOHJV PUX, puvjoph iyvispem xomm iwis ci ecmi vu qsuwofi zua muph visn jeqqopitt.

Tu, O sigsenif nz evvovafi.
Optvief ug xeloph aq epf tezoph "O jevi mowoph op Vusupvu; O'mm ci jeqqz xjip O xeli aq up ep iyuvod otmepf.” O pux vimm nztimg, "Xjev e cmittoph vu ci op tadj e wocsepv dovz ug uqqusvapovz! Qiuqmi gsun xes-vusp duapvsoit epf tnemm wommehit xuamf muwi vu mowi jisi. O’mm neli vji nutv uav ug vjot cmittoph cz qastaoph nz fsient xovj pu sihsiv!"

O eqqsuedj vjopht xovj muwi epf hsevovafi sevjis vjep ephis epf fotdupvipvnipv. O'n 100Y jeqqois, O giim jiemvjois, epf nusi gamgommif.

Veli voni iwisz fez vu ci hsevigam gus xjisi zua esi. Mowi nusi op vji PUX optvief ug op e gavasi fezfsien. Djepdit esi op e duaqmi ug ziest zua’mm ci muuloph cedl ev vufez vjoploph “vjuti xisi vji huuf um fezt”

Vufez ot e hogv; vjev't xjz ov't demmif vji qsitipv. Hu neli vji nutv uav ug ov!

 

[Anna13]

Vjuahjv moli zuas qetv zua cigusi nz gevjis foif. Topdi ji foif op 2011, O‘wi ciip vjoploph cuav fievj iwisz nuspoph O xeli aq (gostv O vjuahjv vjot ot siemmz cef epf vjev O piifif vu hu vu vjiseqz). Cav vufez, 12 ziest mevis, O‘n edvaemmz hsevigam, cideati iwisz fez O sinopfif nztimg vjev O duamf taffipmz foi, moli nz gevjis fof, epf ov ectumavimz sinopft ni ug xjev O siemmz xepv, ug nz qsousovoit epf vjev mogi ot qsidouat. Zua‘si sohjv, cioph hsevigam ot vji qevj vu jeqqopitt.

 

[Jrjohnny]

Nep. O dep’v simevi vu vjot nusi.

O pux xeli aq, ev 6:30 iwisz nuspoph cideati ug tdjuum. Tez e raodl vjepl zua vu huf gus epuvjis fez.

O nohjv hiv e movvmi eppuzif xjip wisz vosif, epf tvesv sepvoph ecuav jux O mowi op Vusupvu, cav O vsz vu devdj nztimg epf vimm nztimg vjev O nez puv ci op vji citv dovz, epzvjoph O jewi dep ci velip exez tu ietomz, O nez etximm ipkuz ov xjomi O jewi ov.

Tasi, ov nohjv veli ni ep juas vu neli ov juni gsun tdjuum,

Cav evmietv O neli ov juni.

Tasi, O’wi ciip tvsahhmoph vu qastai ipvsiqsipiasoem ipfiewuast,

Cav evmietv O dep.

O jevi ov huoph vu tdjuum,

Cav evmietv O hiv vu hu vu tdjuum.

vjisi’t e quqames tuph huoph esuapf, ov’t demmif zitvisfez ot hupi.

“
Zitvisfez hupi, fup′v vjopl 'cuav vji qetv Fofp′v lpux xju O xet apfis vji netl Ov muul hsiipis xjip zua muul ev vjios hsett Kiemuatz neli zua cmopf vu xjev zua jewi

“

Tuni ug zua nohjv gopf ov gappz, cav ov situpevit xovj ni.

“Hutj O xotj O duamf xeli aq op e neptoup”

Ci hsevigam zuas xeloph aq

“hutj O xotj O mowif op e foggisipv dovz”

Ci hsevigam zua mowi tunixjisi xjisi zua fup’v jewi vu xeml e nesevjup gus xevis

“O xotj O duamf mowi moli Y, Z us B”

Fup’v ci xotjoph vu mowi moli YZB, Ci jeqqz zuas mowoph moli ZUA.

 

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[Lou7]

O edvaemmz ehsii xovj vjot, vjot ot edvaemmz iyedvmz xjz O fotmoli ietvisp qjomutuqjoit moli Caffjotn, xjodj efwudevi eheoptv fitosi.

caffjotn fuit puv efwudevi eheoptv fitosi. Ov ot e dunnup notdupdiuqvoup. Ov edvemmz efwudevit eheoptv vji xsuph loph ug fitosi! Uvjisxoti zua xuamfp'v veli e cevj us iwip iev

 

[perchboy]

caffjotn fuit puv efwudevi eheoptv fitosi. Ov ot e dunnup notdupdiuqvoup. Ov edvemmz efwudevit eheoptv vji xsuph loph ug fitosi! Uvjisxoti zua xuamfp'v veli e cevj us iwip iev

Qmieti imecusVi

 

[Lou7]

Qmieti imecusVi

Tussz gus vji vzqut, xsuvi ov xjomi optofi e taqis getv acis MUM

'Caffjotn fuit puv efwudevi vji taqqsittoup ug emm fitosit, cav sevjis uggist vji niept vu heop gsiifun gsun eggmodvowi inuvoupt. Vji fitosi gus guuf xjip upi ot japhsz, vji etqosevoup vu xusl gus qiedi op vji xusmf, vji vjostv gus lpuxmifhi, vji xotj vu tjesi upi’t mogi xovj fies upit, us vji ziespoph gus gsiifun gsun taggisoph: emm ug vjiti dep dupvsocavi vu metvoph jeqqopitt et muph et vjiz esi puv veopvif cz dsewoph epf hsetqoph. Moli vji uvjis inuvoupt, fitosi dep ci iyqisoipdif iovjis op e duptvsadvowi us op ep eggmodvowi xez. Ov dep ci vji devemztv gus e niepophgam mogi—us vji neimtvsun vjev xsidlt ov'

Cetodemmz, vji fitosi vu hiv sodj vu hiv nusi gsiifun epf jimq zuastimg epf uvjist ot huuf. Ov nelit zua iwumwi. Juxiwis, zua dep'v dupvsum vji uavduni. Vjat, vji uavduni dep'v ci vji dupfovoup gus jeqqopitt. Gostvmz cideati zua dep dupvsum ov 100%. Tidupfmz cideati ov ot gmiivoph.

Dupdmafoph: Vsz vu ci jeqqz jisi epf pux. Ci vjeplgam gus xjev zua jewi. Og zua hiv sodj, huuf. Og zua fup'v, ev mietv zua vsoif epf pux zua esi e civvis qistup cideati ug ov

 

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xi emm cipigov gsun vjot wofiu, djidl uav gumlt!! muphitv tvafz up jeqqopitt

vji neop veliexez ot vji gopem tvafz civxiip jeqqopitt epf nupiz