Everything In The World Has Happened To Me

everything in the world has happened to me

one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

Louis Reckelbus (1864 - 1958) -  Au Bréguinage de Bruges. 1912. Tempera on cardboard.

a second beam of hope has stricken my heart

source? i felt it in my heart

I am creating a life i don’t want to run from i am creating a life i don’t want to run from i am creating a life i don’t want to run from