Spoiler Alert: Life Will Suck Until You Start Romanticizing It

Spoiler Alert: Life Will Suck Until You Start Romanticizing It
The mindset shift that will take your life from bland to grand
Avigail Laing
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May 7, 2022
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Photo by Christopher Beloch on Unsplash“Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the…
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