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Number of ratings2 Number of reviews2 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish Listener sinceDec 26, 2024 Last activein last week GenderFemale PathStep 79 People helped26 Chats47 Forum posts17 Forum upvotes2
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Hi, I'm here to listen! 

*I only take English chats :)

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Optimism and Hope
IDG 7 Cups Community Hub / by listeningneighbor
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 2 days ago
...See more I used to be afraid of optimism. Many times I’ve held onto this specific future for myself and when I didn’t get there, I consequently felt the burden of expectation and loss pull me down. Having been conditioned by these experiences, I learned to “be practical” and not hope for anything. More recently, however, I’ve learned that there is a power in just having hope, even if our ambitions are not fulfilled. Hope drives us when discipline and motivation fail, it gives our journeys meaning and fuels our lives in the darkest times.  I’ve learned that it’s okay to not achieve the goals we have for ourselves because sometimes things are out of our control. Instead, focus on what you can control and strive courageously towards your ambitions in life, whatever they may be. And it’s okay to hope along the way. Let hope be your companion on your journey. What’s your relationship with hope? What are the sources of hope in your life?
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Presence & the Struggle of Being
IDG 7 Cups Community Hub / by listeningneighbor
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 2 days ago
...See more I’ve been thinking recently about what it means to be a human being. Not just a human, but a human who is being. Each of us have been through so much in life: we’ve held different roles, felt different feelings, and worked hard to get closer to the version of ourselves we’ve been dreaming of. I’ve held many roles too but often I feel that I live this life passively. I’ll be sitting with friends or watching television, being inactive and time passes quickly. Like I’m sitting strapped in a Tesla that's self-driving through time, and me along with it. Autopilot mode, you could say. When these moments happen and I feel I'm mentally absent, it helps me to observe what's around me and let myself feel the feelings.  I remember that I don’t just want to be a human, I want to be a human being - to exist in this present fully and intentionally and take control of the time around me. Our ability to “be” - to be alive, to be present, to be grateful, to be breathing, and infinitely anything else - is a testament to the miracle of each of us.  What does being a human being mean to you? How do you remind yourself to live each moment with intentionally and take control of time?
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