It's going to sound corny or condescending, but....this too shall pass . I WISH I had been braver in my youth ! I'm 71 now, am running out of time . Wasted much of my life worrying about all kinds of STUPID sh** . Breathe, live your life, please take time for YOU !!!
This is so deeply relatable. I found myself waiting for the perfect day to catch up on journaling, to rewatch a movie I love, to read the book I never finished. Turns out, deleting social media and spending my I’m in-between time doing what I love instead of scrolling was the key. Reading on the bus ride to campus. Journaling during lecture gaps. Playing a movie while I cook dinner. It’s the little things that help us experience life.
thank you for bringing my sanity back. I feel stuck in my final exam, like this my 9th semester, and i still haven't finished it yet. But i try my best.
I’ve just recently discovered your account and im just so obsessed with what you and your perspectives 😋. This is so what i needed like dude i’ve been feeling so overwhelmed and anxious about not having time for anything and its just what clouded my mind. I really love your small bite sized since they’re easy for me to read as someone with a damaged attention span 🫶. Discovering your account might’ve been the highlight of my day 💃💃💃
Loved reading this! Thank you for these encouraging words I really needed them right now as I have been putting off doing my hobbies for FOUR years during uni and now I feel like I still can’t do them because I havent earned the right to enjoy my hobbies yet. It truly is a never ending cycle and this was a good reminder that someday I will regret it and that life goes on!
this is a good read, i love it <3 i can relate a lot. im in my first year of college, and it's starting to feel like i have no time for my hobbies, anymore. but this really opened my eyes, thank you.
This is so raw and relatable. You captured that tug-of-war between routines and the longing for creativity so beautifully. It’s true sometimes the only way forward is to carve out those tiny moments just for yourself, even if it’s just five pages or one paragraph. Life won’t slow down, but we can still find ways to live within the rush. Keep showing up for you—even in the smallest ways, it counts. 💛
I've been procrastinating on writing my novel for so long that I started fearing that I'd lose my creative spark. It took a while for me to realize that I just needed to open the Word file and get right to it, no matter what was going on.
"I came to the conclusion that there will never be enough time for everything. That you can’t just keep waiting for the perfect day, perfect time to arrive, for you to actually put down your phone, and pick up the book that you’ve been trying to read for the past month" YES!!! Put the damn phone down 😂
It's going to sound corny or condescending, but....this too shall pass . I WISH I had been braver in my youth ! I'm 71 now, am running out of time . Wasted much of my life worrying about all kinds of STUPID sh** . Breathe, live your life, please take time for YOU !!!
nooo its not corny!! this is the truth frr!! tysm for sharing your experience 🌸
This is so deeply relatable. I found myself waiting for the perfect day to catch up on journaling, to rewatch a movie I love, to read the book I never finished. Turns out, deleting social media and spending my I’m in-between time doing what I love instead of scrolling was the key. Reading on the bus ride to campus. Journaling during lecture gaps. Playing a movie while I cook dinner. It’s the little things that help us experience life.
SO REAL OMGG, so glad that ppl resonated w this piece 🥹💗
I loved reading this! I’m gonna go get up and live my life now
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thank you for bringing my sanity back. I feel stuck in my final exam, like this my 9th semester, and i still haven't finished it yet. But i try my best.
aw goodluck sweetheart!! 💗
I’ve just recently discovered your account and im just so obsessed with what you and your perspectives 😋. This is so what i needed like dude i’ve been feeling so overwhelmed and anxious about not having time for anything and its just what clouded my mind. I really love your small bite sized since they’re easy for me to read as someone with a damaged attention span 🫶. Discovering your account might’ve been the highlight of my day 💃💃💃
aww am so glad it helps 💗 tysm for reading
Loved reading this! Thank you for these encouraging words I really needed them right now as I have been putting off doing my hobbies for FOUR years during uni and now I feel like I still can’t do them because I havent earned the right to enjoy my hobbies yet. It truly is a never ending cycle and this was a good reminder that someday I will regret it and that life goes on!
am so glad it resonated w you sweetheart, pls pls pls give your time to the things that genuinely fulfill your heart 💗
this is a good read, i love it <3 i can relate a lot. im in my first year of college, and it's starting to feel like i have no time for my hobbies, anymore. but this really opened my eyes, thank you.
am glad u resonated w this!! goodluck for clg sweetheart 🫂💗
So profound
This is so raw and relatable. You captured that tug-of-war between routines and the longing for creativity so beautifully. It’s true sometimes the only way forward is to carve out those tiny moments just for yourself, even if it’s just five pages or one paragraph. Life won’t slow down, but we can still find ways to live within the rush. Keep showing up for you—even in the smallest ways, it counts. 💛
exactly omg, tysmm for reading sweetheart 💗
my first ever substack read; thanks for sharing ur outlook, we are not very different . stay up author 🙌
hehe am glad u like it
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I've been procrastinating on writing my novel for so long that I started fearing that I'd lose my creative spark. It took a while for me to realize that I just needed to open the Word file and get right to it, no matter what was going on.
yess exactly!!! goodluck for your novel sweetheart 🌸
"I came to the conclusion that there will never be enough time for everything. That you can’t just keep waiting for the perfect day, perfect time to arrive, for you to actually put down your phone, and pick up the book that you’ve been trying to read for the past month" YES!!! Put the damn phone down 😂
Showing up for ourselves strengthens our self-trust, and therefore, increases our self-confidence! Great thoughts, as always. Lovely metaphors.
Enjoy it all Miss Shreya. It's the simplest things that are the most fulfilling