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Are You a Settler?

Are You a Settler?

Maybe it's time to break the habit of accepting much less than you want.

Heather Havrilesky
Jan 25, 2023
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Highlands (1970) by Helen Lundeberg

It’s hard to own up to the strength of our desires and the sweeping scope of our vision of how life could be. We were born romantic, adventurous, tender, and optimistic. When we were very young, our bodies told us that we could break through the constraints of the mundane world and seize a more colorful, wild life for …

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