The Unofficial Guide to Life
There are dreams in our heads – and we aren’t afraid to fight for them. We believe in work-life balance, grace under pressure, resilience in the face of rejection, and humbleness when we succeed. Most importantly, we strive to cultivate a meaningful life where purpose and career exist simultaneously, because we know that making a life is just as important as making a living. Bring it on.
I am always thinking about things to do until I eventually do them and start thinking about other things to do. Before, I would think about things to do in whatever city I was in and I would make lists and cross things off. I would spend hours commuting on the bus thinking about things to do before I was twenty-five, before I was thirty, before I was some arbitrary age where I felt I had to cross some invisible finish line in order to feel accomplished.
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On today’s walk, I saw a man painting a sign. He was old, maybe in his fifties or sixties, and he wore the typical white pants as he stood on a ladder with a paintbrush in his hand. For half a second, I was insanely jealous of him. I thought nobody in the world could have a more noble job than painting signs and making the world a little brighter. Nobody else in the world could be as happy or fulfilled as that man. He is the person I want to be. He climbs down the ladder, goes home, and probably drinks a beer, and doesn’t care what anybody else thinks about him.
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Last night, I ordered fried chicken for dinner. It was greasy, crunchy, and delicious and I enjoyed every bite of it as I watched Stranger Things. But that’s not the point of this story. The point is that the restaurant was a 12 minute walk away and I paid for my food to be delivered.
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A very loved copy of Little Women sits quietly on my bookshelf and fills a tender place in my heart. With bent corners and pages slightly stained from tears that have fallen upon them, it’s a book I’ve read over and over again. At first, with my sisters, gathered around our own Marmee. Then by myself, stumbling along on my own journey from girlhood to womanhood.
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When I was little, my sisters and I would lie on the floor putting together Disney puzzles. We had scenes from Snow White, 101 Dalmatians, a sparkly Cinderella one, and my personal favourite: The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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Things I Learned Growing Up 