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Hi! 20% off subscriptions ends in the next 24 hrs. I do this when I remember to… which ends up being twice a year? It’s a great time to convert to a paid subscription! 20% off I’ve been thinking about the difference between “alive obligations” and “dead obligations.” “Alive obligations” are responsibilities that are animated by joy—I’m doing something for someone else because I love them and it feels whole and nourishing for me. “Dead obligations” feel more like I’m killing a part of myself to fulfil an obligation to someone else. One comes from a place of love, one comes from a place of guilt. If you do things because you feel guilty, you create a kind of resentment that keeps building up because you’ve killed some part of yourself you didn’t want to kill. Your conscious mind doesn’t mind, but your subconscious does. On the other hand, fulfilling responsibilities from a place of love and joy leaves you a more complete human being. It’s the difference between being fenced in by fear of

alive vs dead obligations + our first bookbear classifieds :) Ava Mar 05, 2024 115 6 15 Share Andrew Cranston, cat and cheeseboard , 2018 Hi! 20% off subscriptions ends in the next 24 hrs . I do this when I remember to… which ends up being twice a year? It’s a great time to convert to a paid subscription! 20% off I’ve been thinking about the difference between “alive obligations” and “dead obligations.” “Alive obligations” are responsibilities that are animated by joy— I’m doing something for someone else because I love them and it feels whole and nourishing for me. “ Dead obligations” feel mo

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