Hey friends, before I get into todayâs edition, I have something Iâd been dying to tell yaâll.
Soooo⊠I met someone special on Hinge a few weeks ago, and we made it official yesterday (hence me spilling now, because I didnât want to jinx it beforehand). Yup, ya girlâs finally cuffed! :â)
Itâs crazy how many podcast episodes Iâve done on dating while praying for my own success story â and it finally, finally happened. God really does bring the right people into your life in divine timing. Now, I can finally retire from dating content and move onto making relationship content as I grow through this with him. :)
(EDIT: since yaâll canât read âtil the end of this article before messaging me, GUYS THIS IS AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE IâM NOT CUFFED. LOOOL. ANYWAYâŠ)
Now, for todayâs topic: letâs talk about not taking life too seriously. Seriously.
Iâll be the first to say that I used to be an over-analyzer. Iâd take a small action or situation, and psycho-analyze the sh*t out of it until it made sense or automatically assume the worst case scenario. Iâd be stressinâ.
Like that extra punctuation at the end of my friendâs text? Guess she doesnât like me anymore. Got rejected from that job? Guess Iâm destined to fail. Ate that cookie at 2AM? Guess Iâll be fat forever. Slept through my alarm? Guess my whole day is ruined. And oh, that person didnât laugh that hard at my joke? Guess Iâm not funny enough and the whole world thinks Iâm cringe. I should just erase my entire online presence.
And then, you remember that youâre one in over 8 billion humans living on this floating rock soaring through space, and weâre all going to die one day anyway, so that extra opinion or rejection or cookie or sleep or tiny lilâ thing that ticked you off, REALLY does not matter one bit. Like. ZILCH.
Because over-analyzing situations and trying to control everything only adds burden to our already complex lives â so why carry that extra weight, when you could let it go and just live?
If it wonât matter in five years, why let it matter now?
Not to say âstop caring completely,â but take this as your pass to LET GO of the little things that take up more of your headspace than they need to.
LET GO of fear. LET GO of self-criticism. LET GO of black&white thinking. LET GO of anxiety (easier said than done of course). Then, re-allocate all that energy into simply LIVING, and laughing while at it too. Spread good vibes. Smile more. Be cringe.
Life is short. It may seem so freakinâ serious sometimes, but itâs really not. And itâs a lot more rewarding and fulfilling when you open yourself to a little more risk, fun, and presence, and give yourself permission to âf*ck upâ and stumble and maybe embarrass yourself a few times along the way. That doesnât matter. What matters is that you lived.
So the next time you catch yourself about to spiral? Remind yourself: âItâs not that serious.â
Thank me later.
On that note, sorry if you got excited by my announcement and were about to send me a message in all capitals. Tâwas actually an utter and complete lie. In fact, itâs disgusting how far from the truth it is.
Brb, gonna go buy myself some flowers.
Happy April Fools Day,
Meg
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âIt is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.â âWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Raw life update:
Happy Easter Monday! Itâs been a wonderful weekend of restoration, recovery, and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus!
Volunteered at the Ascend Conference as a professional networking delegate, and it always feels good to give back.
Danced away to Sub Focus and Dimension on Thursday night with some new gal friends, and gosh IT WAS AMAZING. Never thought Iâd love drum nâ bass but here I amâŠ
PSA: Kokumi Mini Hot Pot might be one of my new fav restaurants in Toronto.
Went to my friend Jennyâs Cafe Jens social on Sunday, and loved munching on cookies, cake, and sipping lavender lattes with Ang. <3
Been taking really nice long walks from home to Trillium Park!
Started my official âsummer cut,â with my friend holding me accountable to a set of daily commitments â of course, the sustainable way.
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