on the days when you just can't do it anymore...

... it's okay to let yourself go. but remember to do atleast the bare minimum.

get up, freshen up and eat something. remember you are doing it for the 'you of tomorrow' who'll thank the 'you of now' for taking care of your body, even when you felt low.

Here’s another fun story: My boss decided to slap my work phone number on all the ads we post looking for newspaper carriers. So I receive a bunch of calls from people looking for jobs. Working only part time, I’m not usually there when they call, so they have to leave a message and I take their info to pass on to my boss. Sometimes it can be weeks before my boss calls any of these applicants back, if at all. How the callers respond to not getting a callback varies. Most don’t do anything, but some call again. If the person sounds young, they may leave another message clarifying their qualifications and reaffirming their interest. If the person is old, and I can always hear it in their voice, they respond by getting mad, threatening to cancel their newspaper subscription, and occasionally swearing. The older generation is used to getting a callback, and an immediate one, so they throw a tantrum when they don’t get what they want.

in depth review of 9 sorts of whiteboard markers assessed on a variety of criteria

❌can’t hold/kiss/snuggle/be intimate 95% of the time

❌can’t physically comfort them when they’re sick or hurt

❌worry about them all the time

❌making plans to see them is expensive

❌painful goodbyes

💗beautiful reunions

💗extra passionate holding/kissing/intimacy

💗visiting them is like vacation

💗every little thing you do together is special

💗developing crucial communication skills together & apart

💗trust, commitment, and patience in spite of distance

💗continually affirming your love in creative ways

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