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Understand these seven things if you’re tired of feeling ashamed about your life choices

Alex Mathers

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Decades on this jolly little planet have shown me that I’m just not very conventional.

I’ve never followed the expected path, and I feel like a rat in jelly when I slide closer to conformity. I’ve always felt different, weird and even a potential source of discomfort for many.

I haven’t had a ‘proper’ job in over 15 years. I’ve spent more time living abroad than in my home country. I don’t party, have no interest in politics, prefer to be single, and want to spend the rest of my life writing books, making art, and running my off-grid homestead.

It has taken me a long time to reach a point where I feel more at ease with how I choose to live my life (and I’m still working on it).

I’m not here to condone making terrible, regrettable, and reckless life decisions.

But I am here to send some comfort in how you view yourself and your preferences in a society that wants us all the same…

Tending to your needs and desires first is not selfish.

So many of us make personal happiness impossible because we view everything through the judging eyes of our neighbours.

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Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers

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