You don’t have to wait until it’s all figured out. You don’t have to wait until your life is perfect (and it probably never will be, thank God, because that would be so so so boring!). You deserve to laugh and find pleasure in this very moment. Joy is not a reward — it’s the whole point. For today, just forget your to-do list, scrap your five-year plans.
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