Falling In Love With Taoism
<p>There is something about taoism that is comforting to a highly anxious person like me.</p>
<p>It’s about slowing down, valuing clarity over productivity, and accepting the nature of things.</p>
<p>It’s about surrendering control but putting in the work for something greater than myself.</p>
<p>I’ve fallen in love with the philosophy that doesn’t tell me to toughen up and be a boss bitch, to slay all day, to measure my worth through productivity. I’m fed up with all these slogans and messaging that reduces the human experience into some kind of a score system. I never felt enough and I will never be enough.</p>
<p>I can slay all day and still feel useless.</p>
<p>I can have a billion followers but without a loyal friend.</p>
<p>I can be the best in my field but a shitty person.</p>
<p>If we put our energy on things that don’t matter, we still won’t matter.</p>
<p>I want to be out of this matrix. I checked my instagram and realized how saturated it is with shallow influencers trying to sell me bags and makeups. I looked at all these glamorized travel pics. Is this what life is about? How long have I been bombarded with consumerist images? Why did I think it was okay?</p>
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