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Garbage in, garbage out. Quality in, quality out. You control your behavior, principles control the outcomes.

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They remind you that no one else will ever love you this much.

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It’s crazy. It’s chaotic. And it never stops.

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Have you had your partner mention that you’re a control freak? Do you feel uncomfortable when things don’t go the way you would expect?

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The more I realize that I in fact am a control freak, the more I am able to convince myself that some things are better left uncontrolled. I know it might sound like contrary logic, but hear me out.

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I’m convinced that anyone who figures out how to focus on the things that are within their control while forgetting the stuff they can’t has won life.

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7) You get a rejection letter from a job or a school but just like, WHATEVER. It’s their fault they didn’t take you. They will be sorry!

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I’m at this unfortunate place where basically if my plans are not dinner with close friends and grabbing some drinks at a dive bar afterwards, I will feel a degree of apprehension about going out.

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I want good sex, comfortable sex, exciting sex, and boring sex all with the same person. I want central air conditioning and a dog. I want a backyard and laundry inside my house. I want nice weather, no snow, no rain boots. I want to stop measuring success based on the amount that’s on my paycheck.