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What Have I Learned from My Year of Despair and Relaxation?

What Have I Learned from My Year of Despair and Relaxation?

Despair has taught me there is nothing to fear.

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Bowie Rowan
Jan 01, 2025
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Helen Frankenthaler, Stride, 1969

At the start of this year, I asked myself a question: What would change if I stopped believing in hope? How would a lack of hope and an embrace of despair change the shape of my days?

In some ways, I failed in fully embracing despair this year. I noticed it’s almost impossible not to hope when you have a friend or a numbe…

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