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When I had a chill, stable life, I fantasized about living a wild one. Now that I have a wild life, I fantasize about having a chill, stable one.

At this point, I don’t even know.

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"Now the thing that I call livin' is just bein' satisfied, with knowin' I got no one left to blame." -- Gordon Lightfoot, "Carefree Highway"

I think a big part of happiness is rooted in learning what you can control, taking responsibility for it, and accepting what you can't control.

Easier said than done sometimes. But, I tend to stress a lot less about a situation when I've sorted this out for myself.

[–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago

the only piece of christianity I hold near and dear to my heart is the serenity prayer:

god grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference