![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s512x512u_c1/a270404faae20d8842f1f9e3326ab281c152acb7.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s128x128u_c1/605ffcd5d31976255d558af931b95a84a70e6a45.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s96x96u_c1/ccff30fabe93f7a613f366d502ea93d425926404.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s64x64u_c1/84f1ce6d60368d7a616b4e865f0f8500ec988e69.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s48x48u_c1/f778ea34e8bbf8b5c86210407cbf9a452c06de1c.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s40x40u_c1/22fefee2c8e64f5690110c3ff363f4805ee7b24f.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s30x30u_c1/1222a5d275f6e56f78a170d6e2e26469ebd5313c.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s24x24u_c1/ab303214ff8baadce88f78fc544ede91f76e86d7.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ae0988b1bc6697b670d3f6e556377c4/d87ea080f4a8d76f-21/s16x16u_c1/57c208f532cf8e20f41791ad73d7ba9e033fac7d.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s512x512u_c1/08e7177533bf8997efd51b152ef2b826520d9d05.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s128x128u_c1/d7f0d550e06b22f7e91ab97d621cf10203296681.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s96x96u_c1/3db0dde3aa424bae439f8833db6f27669efa6e19.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s64x64u_c1/7ab4a1b6cf632ed99d090b82dd130bca58d74820.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s48x48u_c1/c742db1252d926240615cc5fd7948d6d0a422950.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s40x40u_c1/83c9294ae6a22b2f743ab101d35cb183ec5f5c70.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s30x30u_c1/16408caade753b9778574f8a0eded033471233b7.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s24x24u_c1/0ef1ea211c2ddaadb2128922e25ea06a258d665f.png)
![brightwanderer: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6437dc45a13d4cbb0d74dd988193392c/af7fb568e6133fd6-fa/s16x16u_c1/5795aade15c47187f857f00ea93b3d42af46d538.png)
writing, sometimes i think about how i have stopped writing and grieve very intensely for a bit, but nothing is permanent or constant, its ok to be kind about change, its ok for things to be good and then end, and for new things to begin
published on: 2022-04-19 23:10:26