“It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.”—
Anthony Storr
Growth is a life long process.
It’ll take patience some days, and pain during others. Some days will be filled with pure joy and positive development, while others will seem like a pile of bricks have formed in your heart.
This is growth. A gradual, bumpy, and courageous process that will continue for your entire life.
So please don’t get angry at yourself when you break apart, stumble, or make a mistake.
Please don’t tear yourself apart for taking a rest and starting something over again.
It takes a lot of energy to endure the challenges of personal growth. Truly. So be patient with yourself, and remember that you’re doing the best that you can.
I am in control of where I focus my attention. I am in control of what thoughts I allow to remain in my mind. At times it may be difficult to achieve, however I am in control. And I am grateful.
~Affirmations to Myself
You are an extra in the background of someone else’s life. (source)
Experiencing brutal cold for a period of time every year keeps you humble
That’s why Californians are like that
Time to plastic over the windows for the season.
????? Why??????????
You put the plastic on the windows to stop the heat from leaking out of your house from between the panes, through the glass itself, and where the window is attatched to the rest of the house. This does make a drastic difference in the temeprature of your house and the amount of gas/electricity needed to keep it warm.
Some other Winter Things:
- If you think there’s going to be an exceptionally deep freeze, you open up all the cabinets in the house to warm the air in there and keep the pipes from freezing/bursting.
- If you’re going to be away for a while in winter, it’s adviseable to turn your water off to avoid the same.
- Putting an electric Blanket between your topcover and bedsheet and pre-heating your bed for half an hour so you don’t get a chill going to bed.
- Applying literal vasaline to your lips if you’re going to be in the cold for an extended time (more than 10-20 min, depending on latitude), becuase chapstick won’t cut it and your lips will split and bleed and HURT
- Doing the same to your nose
- Your tears go from liquid to gooey trying to produce a similar protection for your eyes. You can also feel the water freeze on your eyes if you step directly out into the cold.
- Also since I know you’re a socal person- in the far north you can get as little as eight hours of daylight. 7AM to 3 PM. You need to by the most obnoxiously bright light possible and sit beside it or you will actually literally develop psychosis in some cases. It’s 4:30 and you need to take the dog out? it’s pitch black out.
- Everything is covered in ice, which will alternately cause you to slip and break something, burn, or actually tear off your skin.
- Christmas and the pressure to be jolly is much stronger in places with Winter. Get your Holly Jolly On In this Frozen Black Hellscape!!! It’s why people go real bananas on the holiday lights. they’re trying to stave off the void.
