We each need different things. We’re operating within different limits and circumstances. We have different values. Those very differences give rise to the immense diversity that has allowed humans to grow and thrive on an individual and collective level.
For the people that chase after a profession out of pure passion regardless of the salary, I applaud you and I respect you immensely. But I’ve stopped pretending that I am one of those and I’ve stopped feeling guilty for what happiness looks like for me.
The first step to giving back to ourselves may be recognizing and embracing our non-superhumanity.
Disney movies perpetuated a host of problematic views and ‘ideals’ in subtle ways inconceivable to a young mind.
