Soft little update [August update] [Thoughtful little talk]

I hope it's okay that I quoted this thread in my journal because honestly everything made me tear up. You humans are beautiful 😭💛

thank you for recommending that documentary, i can’t wait to watch it later!! the way social media culture has developed and so quickly is both scary and fascinating to me. also really looking forward to more danish and spanish bc i love hearing you speak it 🥺 thank you for the little bit of softness, crunch <3

aiden ♡

thank you for sharing your insight teodora. you perfectly put into words my feelings about finding purpose in life, how success looks different for each person, and there is no set timeline to have it all figured out, in fact i don’t think we ever reach that point - we just keep learning and growing, which is beautiful 🤍

cosmic

Hey, i feel you on the purpose thing. I seem to have the same problem xD and that’s okay tho. I like to think that we have multiple purposes, not just one. So, until you get to the ‘main’, ‘big’purpose of your life (that i know it can be frustrating not to have it figured it out yet), why don’t you try to look for other “mini” purposes that you may already have accomplished? Like, for example, being a kind person. Or being understanding, not judgemental. Or sharing any trait you currently have to the world. I think all this search for “our purpose” can be so overwhelming, honestly. We keep wondering “when will my time come?”. But that’s exactly the beauty of life : everyone’s time it’s different. Some work their dream job at 30. Others, have a family at 20. Some people discover something incredible about themselves in their 60’s. Others are lucky enough to have a passion that started since they were little kids. You see? Each one is different. And while the frustration of not being where you wish to be yet, and the constant comparison are definitely understandable…the truth is, some of us have to wait longer for that “purpose” of ours to come to light. Or, we might be creative enough to create one ;D Even tho i don’t know you, i really hope you understand that you are enough just the way you are right now. And that life surely has something wonderful prepared for you. We define our own purpose by creating it in time, or, maybe it’s just an idea that pops in our head at some point. There’s no right or wrong way to describe it and i hope that not only you, but anyone else who gets to read these words understands that they’re more than their lack or abundance of purposes! We’re such complex human beings, and no 2 people are exactly the same. Your biggest power is being your own authentic self. So, please be kind and patient with the person that reflects in the mirror. After all, we spend the most time with our own selves, right? Let’s try and make us a nice company 🤍

Teodora-Ioana: You're young and you're wise, you'll eventually get there! And you have a way with words, needed that boost. Thank you 🥺 Mrs Dubose: Feeling exactly like that tbh Sometimes I just give up and cry lmao Because unlike most things in my life, this one I really don't have a solution for yet. cherucaustic: I'm so proud of you (and everyone here!)! I think that's my issue unfortunately: I don't have a purpose that I can think of. Maybe someday I will or maybe I won't 🥲

Okay, I'm awake and ready to talk. I'm not sure why Reddit intimidates me so much, but it does. I finally created an account to match my current online persona but still haven't done any commenting or posting. The timing of your comment is funny (again. Seriously, do you read minds?) because I have an online friend who has been encouraging me to share some creative things there and dip a toe into what it feels like (in a good way) to get feedback from a larger community. I'm still very hesitant. I'm deliberating. We'll see. 🤷‍♀️ I think it's easy to chug through life with the impression that we're just us, doing our thing, relatively the same. But when you really examine, you realize how much you HAVE changed, and how important and worthy of recognition that is. I've been having a bit of a mini crisis this week. Impatient and frustrated with myself. Worried about 40 which is much much closer for me than you and most here I suspect. Feeling out of sorts and... stagnated? What to do, where to go next? These thoughts rear their head periodically. Thank you for the gentle reminder that internal change is always ongoing and just as valuable. Just because you can't see it on the outside that doesn't mean change isn't happening. More Danish and Spanish content? Okay, but just don't tell any new jokes or amazing stories without translating, please? 🙃 I adore Monica Lewinsky. I was a young child when she was in the news and was shielded from a lot of the details of what happened, but as an adult after learning more, I respect her so much and the way she has chosen to live her life after a very public mess. I'll definitely watch that documentary very soon. Thank you for mentioning it. Yay for yummy vegan food. That makes me happy for you. 😊 Snippets? 👀 Yes, please! Alright, time for me to get up and ready for work. Thank you for this. I've really been enjoying these little chats with you and look forward to them. Happy Tuesday, Crunch and chat. 💜

We’re all growing older and wiser and it’s okay that you don’t have things going on or figured out. You will it just takes time. I’m freshly 30 and I dreaded it for the longest time but now I’m here and I see I have so much more life to live and I’m more settled (both in my sense of self and my “people”) and I have a purpose. I’m living my life for me I’ve let go of everyone’s else’s expectations. You deserve the same try to remember that 💗

cherucaustic

@yellow seong Absolutely yes to the clock ticking. Sometimes (Okay, a LOT of the time these days) I feel anxious that time will run out before I figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. @Teodora-Ioana Beautifully said. Thank you. I needed to hear that today. 💗

Omg i know what you’re feeling regarding the age topic :’) I am just 20 and i have moments when i just sit there in shock and realise that soon i’ll have to deal with mature, adult stuff and getting “my shit together”, even tho i have no clue what i want to do with my life yet. I also see people my age or younger knowing for sure what they want from their life, and ngl, it sometimes makes me a bit jealous. It can be scary to think that we’re only getting older and not younger, and perhaps we feel pressured that we need to have certain things figured out by the age of X, as society expects us to. But this is not the case, since everyone moves on their own paths and speed through life. We shall enjoy the beautiful trip regardless, with all its up and downs, with all the experiences that just make us stronger, wiser, kinder. It’s still difficult out there, being a human isn’t all honey and milk. But i think what truly matters in this life, or at least what i’d like to think, is that it is not a competition, a race, not a fighting nor a comparison between each other. And it shall never be. So, as fast as we see the time passing by, i still believe we have plenty of it to explore and experience multiple things and emotions. And it’s incredible how we’re capable of doing extraordinary things, even when we don’t seem like it. So, let’s enjoy our trip through this time and life, that, even tho cannot come back, we can sure give it value by doing the things we like, by surrounding ourselves with kind and supportive people and by sharing our best traits to others. We’re here on this earth to learn from each other, not to compete, cause life has a different meaning for each person in particular. 💛

You sound so very soft Crunch. Your voice and mood definitely match. I want to give you a gold star for an exactly 10 min SFW audio and an exactly 8 minute NSFW one in the same week. So satisfying! ⭐️

Ange

I was thinking the same thing, that often we hear about people who don’t speak the language maybe not being treated as well, especially in a country that doesn’t rely on tips for service workers. Very interesting.

Ange

What a coinkidink on reminiscing on past and personal experiences today, ayyy 👉😎👉 I'll definitely check out the documentary, sounds interesting! Online culture can have a drastic effect on people, in many ways both positive and negative. It can feel nurturing and empowering, giving people a voice to speak their minds and have an audience greater than what we could have imagined less than a decade ago. Yet it can also hinder our abilities to properly take care of ourselves mentally and emotionally due to this constant need to be involved with online media. What I've noticed about technology is the constant development to help people's lives become easier, but in order for that to be accomplished, people need to put in their effort to ensure that *everyone* is safe in the digital realm. The sad part of it is that some people can be harsh and cruel, and sometimes their goal is to harm others due to the fact they might feel there are no repercussions for their actions. Okay I'll stop here on this subject 🤐 That's an interesting perspective you brought up, one day we'll be 40. It kind of hit me when you said that, and this is more of a personal reason. Growing up I never had the thought that someday we will die old (and somehow my grandparents just got lucky), mainly due to my upbringing and external surroundings of not living in the best neighborhoods. That and along with the illusion from others that they might not even make it to 30, just hearing it from you made my brain jump a bit and reconsider what I've grown up with. One day, we'll be 40. 50. Hell, 60 even! And that's insane. Okay, that's enough from this soon-to-be-old feline. Cant wait to hear more of thise Danish/Spanish audios whenever you get around to them, and especially cant wait to hear the others you're teasing about 👀 Wherever you are in the world, whatever food you have in that tummy of yours (seriously, finding so many vegan places and options is always amazing!), stay safe meow meow. Sending many nightly cuddles 💙

Phantasm Cat

That the service worker's being nicer to tourists/English speakers seems weird. I've always heard most other countries/cultures hate tourists, especially Americans. Maybe you sound more British? lol Idk. Looking forward to the Danish/Spanish audios though. The only thing I've heard about that House of the Dragon show is that Matt Smith pretty much carries it. I'm getting a backlog of shows I need to watch. Most of them on Hulu. I'll have to borrow my family's account for a weekend and just binge watch. They released that Prey movie entirely in Comanche. That's a completely different tribe and I don't understand a lick of their language, but for solidarity and language preservation reasons I gotta say it's really freaking cool. Wherever you're at, stay safe. Sending positive vibes 💙

Acedia

Awww this is so uwu 🥺 Totally agree with the sharing your interests thing! Got to meet some of the best people in my life doing exactly that. Also it's just so??? Heartwarming? To be in a community that everyone that has a common ground that you all enjoy 🥺 The age talk got me ngl We're all gonna be 40 someday but it kind'a bugs me that I'll be 2v soon and there's still nothing going on in my life lmao Does anybody also feel like there's a clock ticking that you have to chase or... 🥲 Big hugs Crunch 💛

Too sleepy. Comment tomorrow. Goodnight hugs. 💜