Failing is part of life and it’s going to happen to you many, many times – but failing doesn’t make you a failure. The only way that you become a failure is if you stop trying.
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.”
“So we all go in and my dad chose for us to sit about fifth row center, so we could see… then quickly realized his mistake when the lights went down.”
“Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.” -Jiddu Krishnamurti
How’s online dating going? Is your inbox looking empty? Do you wonder why he stopped texting? Why he didn’t want a second date? Maybe you’re making some mistakes when using the internet to find a relationship.
“May I suggest a topic? Why do couples fall out of love? I’m asking because it’s happening to me and the girl I love.” This was the request I received from avid Thought Catalog reader.
Essentially, genuinely intelligent people are not the most quick-witted, confident or certain.
You can get wasted and wallow in the pain of your hangover the next day without caring for anyone other than yourself.
“I had been complaining a lot about being tired lately so one morning after he slept over I woke up (after he had left really early) and there was a new bottle of Vitamin B12 on my nightstand with a note. It wasn’t the sweetest thing he ever did but it was such a small, considerate thing to do that it makes me smile every time I think about it.”
“So, the transient is a decoy and the house…”
“Is a trap, yes.”
Mikey thought this over for a moment and shrugged. “Then f*ck it. Let’s go get trapped.”
“I tell them that I like snuggling better than sex. It’s not true, but it always leads to sex.”
Do not worry if you’re still a virgin! This is important. A lot of college students feel the constant pressure from cultural expectations to not be a virgin. It’s stressful, I know. It’s really a silly pressure.
Sometimes, this is where we meet the people we end up loving for the rest of our lives. Fate or coincidence?
“The next morning I woke up with a raging hangover, but I suddenly understood that being hungover or being anything was okay, as long as I was with her… “
Your father has never been afraid to show emotion. You’ve learned from his tears that crying does not make you weak, but shows your incredible strength.
The most important part of living the life of your dreams isn’t skills or talent, but belief.
