wittingly: (Aɴᴅ sᴏ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ)
ɪᴀɴ ғᴏᴡʟᴇʀ ([personal profile] wittingly) wrote in [personal profile] evocation 2020-05-28 01:52 am (UTC)

There are things within your power to do that can better influence control over your life. Maybe not outright control, nobody gets that, but there are things you can do to narrow the variables and consequently the possible outcomes down to a few more targeted paths rather than, you know, just like wide open possibilities for terrible
I see a couple opportunities here

your powers for starters
the shitty bartending job is another one
I feel like now's a good time to throw in the disclaimer that I teach for half my living, and it's sort of ingrained habit to steer people looking for direction toward careers and shit so
i'm doing the advisor thing more than the condescending thing, or trying to

not to be nihilist but for what it's worth it doesn't matter in the grand scheme when anyone dies, the world keeps turning
the good news is it wasn't permanent

how realistic was the dying? I don't wanna tread too heavily on this because it seems like the type of conversation path that could leave you feeling hollowed out, but I'd love to ask you some questions if you feel like talking about it might be cathartic

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