I’m curious to hear if you would be open to/ are actively looking for an opportunity to experience life abroad sometime in your lifetime.
And if no, why?
Is it unreasonable to expect a spirit of generosity from people who are less well off?
And is having a spirit of generosity a privilege (aka it’s easier to be generous when you’re rich, so if you have a spirit of generosity, it’s because you have the privilege of being endowed with an abundance mindset)
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Edit: My point is not about expecting generosity from anyone in this world.
My question hinges on this reality: If someone has a spirit of generosity, they are seen as a better person, more giving, more loving, more virtuous.
The fact is: generosity is seen as a virtue, in the world we live in.
What i’m truly asking: Is that a fair judgement though?
Is having a spirit of generosity a privilege, since some people are born into greater capacities to give?
And when I say spirit of generosity I don’t just mean giving materially, but emotionally, creatively, energetically. one can be generous in many ways. not just in wealth.
It feels like a very liminal phase of life. I have half of my friends settled down and pregnant, half of them single and focused on their careers. And I am married, and thinking about what I want to achieve or experience before I become a mother.
Would love any book recommendations you think would speak to me :)
The first thought I had when I put this down was that this is The Remains of the day coded (mad unhinged woman version). Unreliable narrator at its very best.
Besides challenging perception and truth \*chef’s kiss\*, this book captures the zeitgeist of an eerie little slice of the 2020s so well (the manosphere, tradwife vs girlboss discourse, influencer culture, and in recent years the exploitative nature of family vloggers).
I want to do a whole comparative textual analysis of Remains of the day and Yesteryear and I will, but this is me spitballing right after I completed the book. A few similar themes I noticed
- unreliable narrator (duh), self deception and the malleability of “reality”
- emotional repression & performance of identity
- idealisation of the past
I am re-reading it right now and I love the magical experience of having the same words hold up so differently.
SO MUCH TO SAY!!!! ANY THOUGHTS???
30F here, and wondering what my long term career goals are at the moment... Would love to hear from this community.
In my 20s I read the defining decade, and I feel like there are tons of advice out there for in their 20s. But not so much for someone turning 30.
Would love to hear what you wish you had known on the year you turn 30🙏