perspective
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What Are You Saving The Good Candles For?
There’s an episode in the show Modern Family (2009) — “In Your Head” — that I think of often in regards to “saving” the best for later. Oftentimes, we hold onto good things for a later date that we deem more valuable than the current moment. We think this imaginary future moment is more deserving… Continue reading
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You’re At The Beach, Be At The Beach
I was at a beach, and I got the urge to go on my phone to look at something. Then I caught myself, “Dina, you’re at the beach. Be at the beach.” Be here, I meant. Be where I actually was. Don’t try to be somewhere else. I wanted to remember that moment. We spend… Continue reading
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Restraint, Not Restriction
I believe a lot of the restriction mentality comes from this place of, ‘If I make this decision right now, that means I’m committing to this forever,’ meaning no more of your favorite things. While restraint comes from this place: In this instance, I’m choosing to forgo this thing. In reality, you only ever have… Continue reading
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