Ah, the 55 days of Christmas! Just like in the classic songs.
Assigned gabagool at birth 🤌
We didn't get any either. Kind of expected. It was the third year in a row at this place. I had a little hope cause some better decorated houses and new families had moved into the neighborhood this year. Starting to wonder if kids even trick or treat anymore or if it's all daytime activities now. 🤷♂️
Ooo, might need to check this out. I really liked this odd little game!
I want this gif without the caption this is great 😂
It's the secretion of the future
Well, the final destination of the extraction economy is eating itself, so it'll end one way or another.
The industry is getting desperate if they're paying people to use it now
I mean... Why do you think they're all brooding malcontents?
I wonder if you could make an oxtail stew equivalent with this. Looks good!
I really relate to that. I also find it really hard to give myself permission to rest and unwind. There's a lot of guilt in there for me about not being productive enough.
I had to start working on it when I burnt out hard earlier this year though.
It sounds to me like you already are doing plenty of things or planning to, so I'll tell you something that was said to me by a therapist once:
It sounds like you're looking at your self worth conditionally. You need to do X, then you'll be Y. The thing is, that's a journey with no end. You'll always find something else you don't have if you think of yourself this way.
You need to work on unconditional self worth. How can you give yourself grace on the days when you just sit around and watch YouTube videos? Are you really worthless if you never learn an instrument?
This may not vibe with you, but one technique I've been told is to think of your child self. Imagine this little girl or boy you used to be standing in front of you. They feel horrible because they haven't done this or that. Would you chastise them for it? Or would you pick them up and give them a hug? They're trying, and that's what matters, even if they don't get exactly where they want in the end.
So to sum it up, your self worth is conditional, and you need to find ways to treat yourself well more unconditionally. The more you can do that, the more confident you'll feel, regardless of what else is happening in life.
Best of luck with this. I have struggled with similar things and still do sometimes. It takes work to change your thinking, and it won't be linear gains.

