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Life never gets fully sorted, and that is OK 🌻

A chubby layered cut paper penguin standing in a small sunny garden beside a real wooden garden door that opens onto more flowers
The Waiting Room

We often think, "When everything is sorted, my real life will start."

That Day

But that day never, ever comes.

Not The Deal

Burkeman writes that when he noticed this, he first got upset: "I did not sign up for this!"

⚡ TRY IT
The door to real life
Real life starts behind the door. Open it!
🌈 Real life
Once my inbox is empty… Once my room is clean… Once I pass the test… Once I feel ready… Once this busy week ends…
Doors opened: 0
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Flowers from worry compost: 0
Real life is just behind this door… maybe.
Oh. Another door. 🚪
Real life keeps getting farther away… 😤
The worries became compost, and flowers grew. Real life was here all along. 🌻
Worry Compost

Worries are like compost. They smell a little, but they help things grow.

Lighter Now

When you accept this, the weight comes off your shoulders, and you can live now.

📚 I learned this from Oliver Burkeman's newsletter. Read the original (English)
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