The Practice of Groundedness
You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about tomorrow or not. You could imagine horrible fates or garland-filled tomorrows. None of it mattered as long as you moved, as long as you did something. Asking why was fine, but it wasn’t action. Nothing brought the rewards of moving, of running.
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not to be super intense but life takes very active maintenance and disciple. it takes discipline, it takes waking up early, fitting your friends AND your work, it takes going on that walk instead of doom scrolling, it takes researching the best coffees and getting them, it takes so much work, otherwise before you know it youre older than you realiz... See more
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It can also, importantly, preserve your overarching happiness by keeping you rooted in reality. A coffee shop might make you happy and be a worthwhile goal, but what might ultimately make you even happier is understanding that there is more to happiness. The café might not work out; if your happiness depends on it, you’ve overinvested. If there is
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The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
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