Alright, let’s cut through the fluff. The gurus will sell you a journal, a mindfulness app, and a diet plan. Your aunt will tell you it’s Jesus, and your mate down the road swears it’s a new truck. Truth is – it’s a mix of the simple, the soulful, and the slightly ridiculous.
Here’s my list:
- People Who Get You. Or at least pretend convincingly. Life’s too short for fake smiles and energy vampires.
- Something to Wake Up For. Even if it’s just coffee, a sarcastic cat, or plotting petty revenge on someone who wronged you in 1998.
- Peace in Your Own Head. Or at the very least, the ability to tell your overthinking brain to pipe down while you eat cake.
- Freedom. To speak your mind, wear what you like, and leave when the energy turns weird.
- Gratitude for the Little Things. Like warm socks, sun on your face, or the smell of rain after a fight with the universe.
- A Reason to Laugh. Preferably daily. Bonus points if it’s wildly inappropriate.
- Curiosity. About yourself, people, the weird noises your house makes at night, and why your family acts like that.
- A Soft Place to Land. Be it a person, a couch, or a patch of grass under a starry sky.
- Compassion. For yourself when you mess up. For others when they act a fool (because let’s face it, we’ve all had our days).
- A Little Madness. The kind that makes you dance in your kitchen, sing badly in traffic, and believe in magic on Mondays.
That’s it. The secret recipe. No subscription required.
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 
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