Today we are getting straight into it.. 🤿
As we are getting close to officially passing our mid-20s, we started getting more and more anxious.. (كأننا ناقصين) Are we on the right path to achieve “success”? What is that path and who defines it? Do we even want what is known as “success”? 🧩
We know that comparing ourselves to others is unhealthy, but how are we supposed to define success without referring to examples? In case you’re wondering, we often compare ourselves to Oprah, Bill Gates, and المغنية شمس. #highstandrards
These doubts & voices are always in the back of our heads. And whilst, they help us push ourselves and our ambitions further, they still have these unescapable “side-effects”; STRESS, IMPATIENCE, & FRAGILITY 💊
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They say “Success is very subjective and there is no specific formula to follow” . Explain then, why is everyone in a never-ending search to find it?
We are always advised to find mentors to help in this matter, but for us to find a mentor.. We need to know where we want to head first? Or is that not how this works? Mentors can be helpful but they also lived different lives than us and faced different challenges so again.. will they be able to help us navigate our journeys?
We sort of turned to be each other's mentors 👭. Abeer gives Shawg advice and vice versa. Perhaps we are more comfortable with this approach because we 90% share the same thoughts? (except the Covid-19 Vaccine, but that’s another story).
And we all know that turning to someone that will tell you exactly what you want to hear is extremely comforting. No, that’s not completely useful but, it is what it is 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏼♀️
We are very honest when it comes to this topic. Vulnerable if we may add 😢 We know that the constant search of finding ourselves is what ignites the “fire” 🔥 in us to always push forward, but we also know that it can be the fire that burns us down..
Until that happens, please share any helpful advice to these two lost yet hopeful souls?
*Please let us know if you’ll use the deep and magnificent “fire” line for copyright purposes.
A bonus for our Nugطa readers 💚
Being lost comes with a package. We tend to have different dream jobs every other day. The lifespan of the dream jobs is 2 days max.. Below is an attempt to write to the one & only Thmanyah, asking them to become “contributing-editors” when they announced job vacancies:
Nope, we didn’t end up sending it btw. And the yellow highlights are of course Shawg’s comments 😇
Actually there is a method that helps..
Personality tests! It helps us understand ourselves and others around us..
We always try to identify with one of Brigss’ four letters, an astrology sign, or an Enneagram letter. We have to say however that our favorite and definitely most accurate way of figuring out ourselves is by answering “Which Character are you?” Buzzfeed quizzes 🥱
Here are some of our favorites:
👸🏽 Which Disney Princess Are You?
🥦 What Food Matches Your Personality?
🗄 Which Character from The Office Are You?
🦾Which "Kim Possible" Character You Are?
In case you are wondering which characters are we, that’s a secret we will never tell..
Xoxo,
Gossip Girls.