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emotional representations of:

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1. YYou paid the ou paid the bills this bills this month and maymonth and maybe even hbe even had extra ad extra to spendto spend on non-necessities. It doesn’t matter how much you belabored the on non-necessities. It doesn’t matter how much you belabored the checks as th

checks as they went out; the point is thaey went out; the point is that they did, and you figuredt they did, and you figured it out regardless.

it out regardless.

2. You question yourself. You doubt your life. You feel miserable 2. You question yourself. You doubt your life. You feel miserable some days. Tis means you’re still open to growth. Tis means you some days. Tis means you’re still open to growth. Tis means you can be objective

can be objective and self-aware. and self-aware. Te best people go home Te best people go home at the endat the end of the day and think: “or…maybe there’s another way.”

of the day and think: “or…maybe there’s another way.”

3. You have a job. For however many hours, at whatever rate, you 3. You have a job. For however many hours, at whatever rate, you are earning money that helps you eat something, sleep on are earning money that helps you eat something, sleep on some-thing, wear something e

thing, wear something eververy dayy day. . ItIt’’s not failure if it ds not failure if it doesn’oesn’t look thet look the  way you thought

 way you thought it would—you’it would—you’re valuing your re valuing your independence andindependence and taking responsibility for

taking responsibility for yourselfyourself.. 4.

4. YYou have time to do somethou have time to do something you enjoying you enjoy, , eveeven if n if “w“what hat you enyou enjoyjoy”” is sitting on the couch and ordering dinner and watching Netflix.

is sitting on the couch and ordering dinner and watching Netflix.

5. You are not worried about where your next meal is coming from.

5. You are not worried about where your next meal is coming from.

 Tere’

 Tere’s s food food in in the the ffridge oridge or r pantrypantry, , and and you you have have enough enough to to actuallyactually pick and choose wh

pick and choose what you want to eat.at you want to eat.

6.

6. YYou can eat bou can eat becausecause you enjoy it. It’s not a matter of shee you enjoy it. It’s not a matter of sheer surer survival.vival.

7. You have one or two truly close friends. People worry about the 7. You have one or two truly close friends. People worry about the quantity but eventually tend to realize the number of people you can quantity but eventually tend to realize the number of people you can claim to be in your trib

claim to be in your tribe has no bearing on how much you feel intime has no bearing on how much you feel intimacyacy,,

8. You could afford a subway ride, cup of coffee, or the gas in your 8. You could afford a subway ride, cup of coffee, or the gas in your car this morning. Te smallest conveniences (and oftentimes, car this morning. Te smallest conveniences (and oftentimes, ne-cessities) are not variables for you.

cessities) are not variables for you.

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9. You have the time and means to do things beyond the bare 9. You have the time and means to do things beyond the bare mini-mum. You’ve maybe been to a concert in the last few years, you buy mum. You’ve maybe been to a concert in the last few years, you buy books for yourself,

books for yourself, you could take a day you could take a day trip to a neighbtrip to a neighboring city iforing city if  you wanted—you

clothes for the summer and something to wear to a summer and something to wear to a wedding.wedding.

11. You not only can shield and decorate your body but can do so 11. You not only can shield and decorate your body but can do so

appropriately for a variety of circumstances.

appropriately for a variety of circumstances.

12. You can sense what isn’t right in your life. Te first and most 12. You can sense what isn’t right in your life. Te first and most crucial step is simply being aware. Being able to communicate to crucial step is simply being aware. Being able to communicate to  yourself: “Something

say: “We did it, we made it out, out, we survived we survived that terrible that terrible thing.” thing.” SoSo often people carr

often people carry their past traumas into thy their past traumas into their present lives, eir present lives, and ifand if  you want

 you want any any proof that proof that we we carry carry who who we were we were in in who who we we are, allare, all

“you’

“you’re going to be re going to be okay” okay” ffrom the person you became.rom the person you became.

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14. YYou have ou have a space a space of your owof your own. It doesn’n. It doesn’t even t even have to have to be a hbe a homeome or apartment (but that’s great if it is). All you need is a room, a or apartment (but that’s great if it is). All you need is a room, a corner,

corner, a desk, where you can create or rest aa desk, where you can create or rest at your discrett your discretion; whereion; where  you

 you govern govern who who gets gets to to be be part part of of your your weird weird little little world world and and toto  what capacity

 what capacity. . ItIt’’s one of the few controls we can actually exert.s one of the few controls we can actually exert.

15. You’ve lost relationships. More important than the fact that 15. You’ve lost relationships. More important than the fact that  you’v

 you’ve simply had them in the first place is that you oe simply had them in the first place is that you or your formerr your former partner chose not to settle. You opened yourself to the possibility of partner chose not to settle. You opened yourself to the possibility of something else being out there.

something else being out there.

16. You’re interested in something, whether it’s how to live a 16. You’re interested in something, whether it’s how to live a hap-pier life, maintain better relationships, reading or movies or sex or pier life, maintain better relationships, reading or movies or sex or society or the axis on which the world spins, something intrigues society or the axis on which the world spins, something intrigues  you to explore it.

 you to explore it.

17. You know how to take care of yourself. You know how many 17. You know how to take care of yourself. You know how many hours of sleep you need to feel okay the next day, who to turn to hours of sleep you need to feel okay the next day, who to turn to  when

it feels miles awaymiles away, yo, you have u have a dream a dream for yourself, however vaguefor yourself, however vague and malleable.

and malleable.

19. But you’re not uncompromisingly set on anything for your future.

19. But you’re not uncompromisingly set on anything for your future.

Some of the happiest and best

Some of the happiest and best adjusted people are the ones who canadjusted people are the ones who can

20. You’ve been through some crap. You can look at challenges you 20. You’ve been through some crap. You can look at challenges you currently face and compare them to ones you thought you’d never currently face and compare them to ones you thought you’d never get over. You can reassure yourself through your own experience.

get over. You can reassure yourself through your own experience.

Life did

Life did not get easier; you got smarnot get easier; you got smarterter..

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