u/Jasea_Karreo

I noticed something about myself.

When I want to move somewhere new to new location — Brazil, for example — something starts coiling inside. Like a snake gathering energy before a jump. The adventure, the curiosity, the unknown that pulls me in.

Suddenly the money appears, the plan forms, everything falls into place.
But when I set a “normal” business goal — revenue targets, growth metrics — nothing. Even if I set under revenue my real goals - car, better appartment, etc. The snake doesn’t move.

I’m still figuring out why exactly. But the pattern is clear.

Has anyone else noticed this in themselves? How do you work with it intentionally?

If you alive you already won.

We often grade ourselves by some society metrics, but what if you alive and you can celebrate only that. Only that is enough.

Start your day with such a thought.

During my 5 years transformation I got understanding which I want to share.

Positive thinking is just reality avoidance with better branding.
“Just think positive.” “Manifest your dreams.” “Raise your vibration.” — all of it is a sophisticated way to not look at what’s actually there. The result — you spend energy ignoring the shit which happens in your life. But it will happen again and again. Because it is a part of life.

I did meditations, psychology, constellation work, ran my own business, played Lila game hundreds of times offline and online. Here’s what actually moved the needle:
Accepting the fuck**g harsh truth.

The whole humanity the whole time was focused on survival. You will die. Life is genuinely hard. Social media sells you the illusion that everyone else figured it out — they didn’t. The “perfect life” face is just another mask.

Each of us in our life’s will lost his grandparents , parents, friends and it is guaranteed that it will happen sooner or later. Could you be happy and positive through that? In a healthy way without avoiding pain — no.

Three things that destroyed my ego and gave me real freedom:

1. Equality with everyone — you, me, every president, every millionaire will get old, can get sick, and die. That levels everything.
2. No self-pity — victimhood is leaking of energy.
3. Death as ally — When you hold death close, every moment becomes valuable.

You will face situations where you are completely helpless. There’s no hack for that. The only move is acceptance, and actions in your zone of possibilities.

But at the same time — the world is alive. When you stop performing and start being genuine, something shifts. What’s inside you reflects outward. Not fake positivity. Real energy. Real joy — the kind that comes after you’ve looked at the hard stuff.

It won’t make you immortal. It won’t make you better than anyone else. But it lets you take off the mask. And stop holding it up.

Not freedom from life. Freedom in it.
And that’s where real joy lives. Feeling life completely, knowing all the risks, accepting mortality and pain as part of the deal. Or loving another person — someone who will also age, can get sick, and die one day. That’s real love. Not the romantic fantasy. Choosing someone fully, with all of that included.
That’s the most alive you can be.

And I post it not to scary you, but to wake up. Don’t waste time to wait something from life, value each moment of it, the moment you have right know could be better, could be worse, but it will not repeat identical again.

Positive thinking is just reality avoidance with better branding.
“Just think positive.” “Manifest your dreams.” “Raise your vibration.” — all of it is a sophisticated way to not look at what’s actually there.
The result of it - only one thing, you will spend energy on ignoring the shit which happens in your life. But it will happen for sure again and again. Because it is a part of life.

I did meditations, psychology, constellation work, ran my own business, played Lila game hundreds of times offline and online. Here’s what actually moved the needle:
Accepting the fuck**g harsh truth.
The whole humanity the whole time was focused on the main goal - survival.
You will die. Life is genuinely hard. Social media sells you the illusion that everyone else figured it out, they didn’t. The “perfect life” face is just another mask.

Three things that actually destroyed my ego and gave me real freedom:

1. Equality with everyone — you and every person you admire will get old, can get sick, and die. That levels everything. Each president, each millionaire will die sooner or later.
2. No self-pity — victimhood is leaking of energy.
3. Death as ally — not morbid. When you hold death close, every moment of your life becomes valuable.

You will face situations in life where you are completely helpless. There’s no hack for that. The only move is acceptance, and actions in your zone of possibilities.

What happens when you stop fighting reality? You get your energy back. Because ego — the thing constantly defending, comparing, performing — burns enormous amounts of fuel.

But here’s what nobody tells you about accepting reality: the world is alive.
When you stop performing and start being genuine — something shifts. What’s inside you reflects outward. Your state is the actual key. Not fake positivity. Real energy. Real joy — the kind that comes after you’ve looked at the hard stuff, not instead of it.
From that place, the world starts moving toward you. Not because you manifested it. Because you stopped blocking it.

It won’t make you immortal. It won’t make you better than anyone else. But it gives you the ability to live differently — with full acceptance of your life and with much less tension. Because this worldview lets you take off the mask. And stop holding it up.

This isn’t what society teaches. It’s the opposite. But it’s the only thing that’s real freedom.
Not freedom from life. Freedom in it.

​​​And that’s where real joy lives.
Not the sanitized version. The full one — feeling life completely, knowing all the risks, accepting mortality and pain as part of the deal.
Or loving another person — someone who will also age, can get sick, and will die one day. That’s real love. Not the romantic fantasy. The actual thing. Choosing someone fully, with all of that included.

That’s not darkness. That’s the most alive you can be.