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But now I think he was trying to teach me to never feel entitled because life can be a cruel bitch at times.

The stretch of Bruce Highway between Gin Gin and Miriam Vale was long and lonesome.

People give up. People settle. People persevere. And you can do all three if you're smart enough.

What does that quote mean to you? Can you explain the concept behind it and not just repeat the pretty phrase to me?

He seemed like he was baiting me to ask, like he wanted me to know his troubles but wanted me to ask first.

Misadventure asked what the harm was partaking in one more and I decided not to argue with her.

Too much negativity can make the strongest structures dilapidate.

Everyones' worst problems weigh the same, and it's up to you how heavy that weight is and how much you let it drag you down.

I found it hard to get motivated because I found it hard to care.

My sense of misadventure took over and I began looking at my problems as challenges.

Maybe if you allowed me to blow off some steam, I wouldn't have been so frustrated when I had to find higher order fucking derivatives.

I took her word and didn't let my concern for my future ruin the present moment.

Other times, when existential crisis mode kicked in, I flirted with the idea of giving up and drifting whichever way gravity and wind moved me.

After spending the previous night the way I had, I felt I could afford to lose some of the daytime to sleep.

I realised I got anxious because my true aspiration wasn't to become the chief of a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company that created widgets or some shit.

If I hadn't worked up the courage to talk to Christy, she most likely would have been a pretty face that disappeared back into the crowd.

The false hope I filled myself with is fleeing and I'm beginning to feel scared again.

Someone who lives vicariously will never be truly happy because they're not happy with themselves.