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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
I want to share the phrase that literally changed my life:
Don’t be afraid to be seen trying.
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I refuse to be the kind of person who loses their mind over a delayed train or lets a spilled coffee set the tone for the whole day.
I want to be the one who stays composed, who sees the good even when things don’t go as planned. The kind of person who breathes through the little chaos and still finds beauty in how the day unfolds.
I want to be soft. I want to be steady.
Wish I'd understood the hedonic treadmill as a kid instead of in my 30s after a decade plus on a path that I couldn't even appreciate. It's an easy lesson to demonstrate to kids. Imagine if we did that?
Good description of how we conflate capitalism with the mirror of consumerism and end up damning them both. It's the perpetual paradox where we champion free markets but reject the social changes they bring--in this case, what it allows us to do to ourselves. Conversely, we champion social change…
Really appreciate your insightful comment Jonny and glad you enjoyed this essay! I also would've loved to learn about the hedonic treadmill way earlier on in life haha.
And I agree about that weapon/tool duality; it's why I love one of our recent Black Sheep essays on seeking a "middle way" perspective that can account for both the negative and positive of something rather than insisting something like capitalism is all bad or good with no implications even to consider (wetheblacksheep.com/p/c…).
Oohh, gonna read it now. And thanks!