Why didn’t I publish on Saturday?
I was running away from the review (which I’m done with btw). But that’s a shitty reason so here’s an excerpt from my journal.
At a glance:
Parents and Risks
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Parents and Risks
“I realize that parents are on a different trajectory in life: road to retirement, road to slowing down, road to lavishing time on grandkids, and I am not. I’m at the start of my life, and so I cannot live life like they currently do.
I can ask for advice (I better ask for advice), but I must be cautious to know that that advice is shrouded in (over) protection and risk aversion, and now, I
shouldmust embrace risks.”
Once, I was asked why I couldn’t see a situation as an elder did. But I did— enough, anyway. I just could not follow through because what would I gain from living a safe, mediocre life?
Some are fine with safe and mediocre; I’m not. Why then should I live my own life on someone else’s design? Why should you?
Would you rather be an engineer than a doctor? Would you rather work in this industry than in that industry? Would you rather live in this city than in that city?
At the end of the day, no one can share your regrets with you. And no matter how much loved ones celebrate with you, they’ll never know that win as you do.
Remain dogged, love.
But in doing so, don’t forget to ask for, listen to and evaluate pieces of advice.
Stay jiggy,
Dayo
Book Club 📖
Finished A Little Violence and now reading The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco and Bloomarked by Tracy Deonn, book #2 of the Legengborn Cycle I started last year. And yes, I’m reading two books at a time :)
The Gallery 🎨
See ya later :)
You’re so right….although they mean well, all their advice stems from their over protectiveness.
In the end YOLO.