42.5 – For Last Week’s MM:

The moment you accept that you can’t control the outcome is the moment you stop being controlled by it.

The people who seem most at peace aren’t the ones who got everything they wanted. They’re the ones who stopped wanting everything they couldn’t have.

What outcome are you trying to control? What would you do differently if that didn’t matter?

Let go of one outcome you’ve been trying to control and just do the thing. Reply and tell me what changes.

This one is a lot more difficult than just “letting go” of the outcome, especially in very specific areas of my life that involve consequences. I suppose that accepting whatever may happen is better than railing against it to no avail, but… ugh. Life, man.

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43.0 – You Want to Be Bored

One thing for you to think about

Everything that matters most in life will sometimes bore you.

Your marriage will bore you.
Your career will bore you.
Your kids will bore you.

But boredom isn’t a sign that you chose wrong. It’s a signal that you have chosen to make something more important than your own momentary pleasure. It’s the hidden fee that comes with purpose and meaning.

Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.

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Three things for you to ask yourself

Where in your life are you chasing excitement instead of depth? How has that worked out for you?

What have you stayed with long enough for it to become meaningful?

Recommended: Use these as journaling prompts for the week.

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One thing for you to try this week

Pick one thing that bores you but matters to you. Recommit to it this week. Reply and tell me why you stayed.

Remember: Small changes lead to lasting breakthroughs.

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As for how I’m doing… I am catching up on TWO Monday Mark’s now, because I just couldn’t be arsed to do them the last 2 times. I’ve been taken off Trintellix and put on bupropion… so the adjustment period sucks a LOT. Trintellix was actually buffering how low my mood could go and now I don’t have that. Bupropion takes 4-8 weeks to start becoming effective. So, here we are again in the Void of Despair, struggling to keep my head above water. It’s exhausting.