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Grace Gong

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  • Ambition is perhaps also a sort of tolerance, an almost seeking, of pain in the hopes of something more. It is a romanticization of putting in pain and tears and putting in the work for some idea of something happening in the future. Yet, this brings us back to that initial Invisible Cities quote: when do you stop putting your long-term over short-term? Shouldn’t there be a sort of balance? In a letter my friend F. Luo wrote me a while ago, she wrote about how striving is a familiar constant. Because, “If you stop trying, what else is there? Trying is all we have, and it is all we can use to f…
    i can do more more more - by Claire Wang - cold brew blog
  • We all seek meaningful places to inhabit. Places to call our own. Places that feel like home. To belong somewhere, instead of wishing we were someplace else. But it's with love and effort that these places are made. A home becomes a haven through its owner’s commitment to it. Love and effort turn potential into its glorious form. The fairy tales remind us of this. The princess kisses a frog and creates the prince. Pinnochio comes to life through Geppetto’s craftsmanship and devotion. Beauty tames the Beast. It’s easy to think that if you just look hard enough, you’ll find the perfect place to …
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