#RELATABLE - A Typical Conversation; A Modern Meditation

Episode Highlights:
“I think the reason you’re starting to prioritize is because as you grow older, the amount of free time you have gets limited. So now you understand the value of the time you have, and you’re like, ‘So why am I going to waste it with people that don’t add any value to my life?”
“There are kids that straight up don’t like me. For whatever reason, I don’t know. I was bullied for God knows what reason, so I’ve learned to accept early that not everyone is going to like you - and I don’t need everyone to like me. I would rather have my boys who are going to be at my wedding; my female friends who are going to be there when my kids are born. All that important stuff, I’d rather them be the ones who like me… I’d rather them be the ones who unconditionally love me.”
[About chilling with true friends] “Before we started this podcast, we were continuing a conversation that we had like a month or two months ago. But it’s like we literally just chilled yesterday.”
“At the end of the day the only person you have to live with is yourself.”
“Yo, my mom still makes me lunch, to this day. And then when I come home, and she snaps at me, I get mad, but then it takes me two seconds to realize I would not have eaten anything today if she didn’t wake up before me and cook.”
“The people you hurt the most are the ones who are closest to you, and it’s not because you want to hurt them, it’s just because they are around you the most.”
“It’s OK to be sad, it’s OK to be hurt, it’s OK to be upset. As long as you’re dealing with it the right way.”
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“Just tell yourself, ‘yeah I am fucking depressed, I have depression.’”
“I like travelling, so I’m going to follow all these travel videos and pics. When I look through it, I’m going to be like ‘Wow these guys are at all these amazing places but WHERE THE FUCK AM I?!! I’m sitting in my room; in this dark room, doing nothing.”
“THE INSTAGRAM DISCOVER PAGE IS A FUCKING TRAP, DUDE”
“Every situation in my life, every wrong turn I’ve made in my life, and every mistake I’ve regretted, was somehow because of something that happened earlier in my life. Anytime I got physical or got into a fight in high school, and when I went to University and I got depressed about something wrong, it’s because in elementary school I met a brand new group of friends and my old group of friends turned their back on me. And that followed me to this day.”
“It feels so much better to actually be like, ‘OK I am this way because this, this, and this. It’s not my fault; I am not a monster; I am not a horrible person. I was affected by this and it has followed me through life - there’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Am I weak for letting this follow me through my life? Am I weak for letting my inability to get girls in grade 9 follow me through life? Am I weak because of that, or am I human? It’s hard to have those conversations.”
“How much money do we spend on clothes, and on our appearance? We spend so much money on our appearance because we think that’s going to help build our SOCIAL STATUS, but how many people actually spend money on building themselves? Like, going to therapy. Why do people see going to therapy as the last step?”
“You don’t even need a therapist, maybe you just need some form of theraPY, like going to the gym, focusing on your Self, painting, music - something that makes you feel NATURALLY HAPPY without doing anything that affects anyone else. Something that you do, for your Self, that makes YOU happy.”
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