We are all unusual

Social conditioning and culture influences what we think of as normal, and we use the word normal as a substitute for “typical” (i.e., what most people do).

The most normal person you know is actually a complete weirdo that you just haven’t gotten to know well.  And that’s a beautiful thing.  No one ever brought anything new or useful into the world by striving to fit in.

Whatever your brand of weirdness, proudly be the best version of it.  Some of us are inspired by you, and are cheering you on.  The ones who aren’t may not be worthy of your time.

Vitamin S

Study after study shows the benefits of getting enough sleep, and the serious side-effects of a lack thereof.  It’s easy to trade sleep for the short-term value of accomplishing more.

Perhaps if we viewed sleep like a vitamin or holistic medicine that continuously healed our bodies, emotional states, and focus, we’d reconsider our priorities.

This is actually a truer-than-it-seems analogy.  And statistically, everyone reading this is deficient vitamin S deficient.

Where you are now

We all go through ups and downs.  One problem with how we handle the downs is that we attach our identities to where we are and how we feel in the moment, even if the moment lasts a month.

We make one poor decision and think: I’m not very smart.  We come across a picture of ourselves back when we were at our physical best and say: I’m out of shape.  A situation or outcome makes us miserable and we think: I am depressed.

Don’t confuse who you are right now with where you are right now.