Diarmid

Ever get tired of trite and unlived feel good quotes? Existential angsts cannot be solved with catchy phrases and memes with beautiful pictures. You see, the human experience has to be fully embodied, not suppressed with pre-packaged mind aesthetics. Wisdom and awareness aren't destinations you arrive at by reading a map; it’s from the callouses you earn in the walk of life.

There's no such thing as "instant "enlightenment". Those who say there is, just want to gain clout or sell books. True awakening, or clarity often reveals that there is no fully "awakened" person, only instances of waking up, over and over - in the ordinary moments of each day.

The commodification of self, particularly for girls and women, is a complex and often heartbreaking issue. When a girl chooses to become a commodity, whether to survive or to maintain a certain lifestyle, it's a decision born from a system that presents limited, and often unequal, options.This choice is not just about a desire for luxury; it's a reflection of the societal pressures and economic disparities that can make such a path seem like the most viable, or even the only, one available. It speaks to a deeper issue: a world where a woman's value is sometimes measured by her aesthetic appeal, her ability to please, or the services she can provide, rather than by her intellect, character, or intrinsic worth.This reality forces us to look inward and question the structures we've built. We must ask ourselves what kind of world we're living in where a young woman might feel that exchanging her autonomy for security or comfort is a reasonable trade. It's a profound tragedy that speaks to the need for a more equitable and just society, one that offers every girl the opportunity to thrive without having to compromise herself.

Normalize trolling racists on tiktok, and other social media platforms.

I realized that a lot of these blogs or short reels of people offering bits of wisdom and advice are sharing their own truth. Truth that worked for their own situation and circumstances and those around them. Although what they're saying sounds good, they won't necessarily work in the same way because our situation and circumstances are totally different from theirs. So take and use what you can, but don't forget to also find your own way - the way that works for you.

You don't become cooler with age, you just gradually unlearn what a consumer society taught you about being cool, to just be yourself. Which I think is the real cool.

Let us not get too enamored with wisdom quotes and feel good memes, that we forget to speak out against or to at least expose the injustices, atrocities and bat-shit absurdities - whenever they present themselves in our sphere of influence.