#fulfillment

fulfillment… (full version)

i just learned that statistically most ppl who start out things later in life outperform early starters in long term fulfillment and career satisfaction. no one is missing their shot bc they don’t meet the book of standards for life that society pressures us with. focus on UR own life not everyone else’s. u literally do not need to be married by 25 or successful before 30. that shit is so unrealistic for most ppl, especially in this economy. just do u and don’t give into that stupid shit guys

ok beloveds.

it is tiiiiiiiime for a little exercise.

i want you to imagine real quick what it would be like to truly be a master at manifestation. yes i know we know we are all masters because we are always manifesting but! i mean a master at conscious manifestation. like, you ALWAYS get exactly what you want in the quickest and easiest way possible no matter what. you just imagine something, decide what you're going to experience next, and boom, it shows up. faster than fast. ayeeee, you did that.

ok, so now that you ARE that person, what's your experience like? what's your way of being within yourself, within the world? you're probably super fucking relaxed, even playful. you probably never worry about anything at all because what would there be to worry about when you know you always get what you want? you probably hardly expend any mental energy on your "desires" because the second you desire something you just--beep boop--claim it as yours and, well, now that's taken care of! you're probably the most present and loving person anyone has ever known. you probably have everyone around you not-so-jokingly asking you to manifest for them (iykyk). you probably feel like god. but not god who's desperately trying to assert some kind of control over a supposed-"outer" world. no. god who knows I AM the world. I AM all. how fun.

how fun indeed, that you just shifted your (drum roll please) state of being!

did that feel good? did you like being that person?

all that took place in your imagination.

you went from being an imaginal self who was maybe stressing about manifestation, watching too many tiktok vids and reading too many twitter threads, affirming affirming affirming but at what cost, to being an imaginal self who--in an instant--already had it all. and therefore could just kick it and watch a show or eat some tacos or go candlepin bowling (my new obsession) without stressing at all.

if that felt good, why not practice being that person? by which i mean consciously choosing to embody that identity until it's so natural that it no longer needs to be a conscious decision because you simply ARE it.

• You can pirate literally anything. do it.

• Read books, comic books, manga. I can't tell you how much joy and peace comic books have given me.

• Don't have money? Go to the library. The library also has video and audio media. Go to a bookstore and pick something out and just sit down and read it.

• Invest in physical media instead of digital media. Your dvds and cds can't be taken away with the click of a button. Look through locally owned thrift stores, Facebook marketplace, and yard sales for good deals. Sometimes you'll find free stuff.

• Burn your own playlists on cds. Give these as gifts.

• Create a physical photo album. You can get disposable cameras, polaroids, or just print any photos you want. You can print things from your phone at the library for cheap. You will cherish these forever.

• Try a new hobby until you get bored of it and then try another one. You can try something new every week and never run out of things to do. Try everything. It's a wonderful way to live.

• Go outside, get some birdseed, crumbs, fruit, etc. throw it on the ground and admire the creatures that come eat and benefit from your gift. Nature is beautiful and you are missing out on it. One day you will not be able to do this anymore.

• Read and write fanfiction. Draw fanart. Engage in fan spaces. Yes they are messy and wild and unhinged. They are also passionate and powerful and dedicated. That is what is so beautifully human about them.

• Write something. A journal entry, a poem, a joke, a random sentence, it doesn't matter if it's shit. That's one thing written that didn't come from a bot. You didn't have to take someone's job to do that, you didn't rob someone of their drinking water. You have the power to write at no cost. And its good for you.

• Research if any native plants near you are edible. Go foraging and see if you can make yourself a snack. Be smart and safe about it ofc.

• Go plant a flower or something in your yard or the closest land near you.

• Leave a penny heads up on the sidewalk.

• Splash around in a puddle.

• People watch in a park or public space.

• Bake something you really want to eat.

• Spent some quality time with your pets.

• Dance alone in your room.

• Sing terribly.

• Do something nice for someone for no reason.

• Tell people you love them.

• Cry, laugh, scream, make mistakes.

• Be a human being.

Do not let them try to make you into a machine. You are not a number. You are not a tool. You are a person, you are complicated and beautiful. Please do yourself a great favor and live more. Do not do what all these monstrous corporations want and rely on numbers and fast moving pictures to fulfill your desires. You have the power to fulfill yourself. So go do it.