3 Lessons That Helped Me Survive Being 17.

Mira☆

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I wish I could scream the second one into a megaphone.

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1. You are not what you say you will do. You are what you do.

~ Carl Jung

It is my quote of the month.

Character is not built from the promises you make. But from the promises you keep.

Thinking about resilience won’t get you anywhere. But running a third lap after your legs gave up at the second, that’s what makes you actually resilient.

The same rule applies for relationships.

My parents don’t use honeyed words, yet my mother brings me milk before bed — every single night. That tells me about her love more than words can.

Being productive is also more about the action.

Thinking about doing the thing is still not doing the thing. So now, I directly start with the task instead of re-scheduling it.

☆ Planning makes you planner. Only doing makes you a doer.

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