— And You Probably Should.
Do you know the happy birthday old trick?
You get a birthday greeting by WhatsApp from someone who doesn’t know when your birthday really is. Then you reply something like, “My birthday was a couple of months ago,” and then that person sends you any version of this message “Sorry, handsome. Anyway, we can meet up, and I’ll give you your present.”
At that moment, it becomes clear that it was all a ploy to meet you and maybe go to a hotel to get your supposed gift, aka sex.
Someone did that to me yesterday. And I remember thinking, “I’m unsubscribing from this situation :-)” and I left that last message on hold.
Despite the weird situation, the point was that I realized that thanks to that thought of “I unsubscribe from this situation,” my life has improved in the last few years.
I have unsubscribed from the things that kept me unhappy. And there were not so many, so I have decided to compile them in this article so that if you see yourself reflected in any of them, you can unsubscribe and improve your life.
Let’s start.
I unsubscribed myself from the drama.
Happiness never comes from drama.
A victimhood mindset never provides anybody the chance to be successful. — Facing adversity does.
So the best decision possible you can make when you feel the blows of destiny is to stop thinking that life is unfair and do something about it.
Staying in a corner crying and licking your wounds, or pretending that others will comfort you, does not change things for the better.
It’s a hard lesson to learn. But it’s a real one.
Please take my advice and unsubscribe yourself from your drama mode.
Stop being a drama King or Queen. Better behave like the person you would like to become.
Life is a movie, don’t be the victim, be the hero.
I unsubscribed myself from the outcomes.
If you are an artist, writer, or entrepreneur, keep the following in mind.
The more you detach yourself from the outcomes, the more you fall in love with the process. And the more you fall in love with the process. The best your numbers will be.
I know you have to pay the bills. Me too. But if you become obsessed with statistics, you’ll freak out. — I learned the hard way.
You can’t be yourself being like others want you to be. Read that again.
Your audience, clients, friends, and loved ones are not your bosses. — And you are not their employee.
Stop being their slave. Stop begging for attention. Stop searching for their love and respect. Because by trying so hard, you push away the expected outcome.
Unsubscribe yourself from the outcomes, be yourself, and be authentic.
People love real people, even haters.
I unsubscribed myself from addiction
Throughout my life, I have had problems with alcohol, gambling, overeating, over-smoking, etc.
The message that must be clear to you is that it IS possible to stop being addicted.
If I have managed to do it, having OCD and a childhood full of bullying and harassment, anyone can.
“You just have to find your method.” That was the advice I got from a friend addicted to drugs.
He went to a psychologist and was told not to quit the drugs but alcohol. Because alcohol led him to everything else. He listened and ended up quitting alcohol and drugs.
In addictions, unlike in mathematics, apparently, the order does alter the product.
I did the same as my friend, I unsubscribed from alcohol, and that generated a domino effect that ended the rest of my addictions.
Look for what self-destructive behavior leads you to others. And focus on quitting that addiction; the rest will come on its own.
Maybe in your case, it’s junk food or video games. Only you know, but believe me, it is possible to get out of addiction. Unsubscribe from it. Don’t ruin your life.
I unsubscribed myself from photoshop
I hate fake photos. And I hate fake people even more.
Their fake smiles make me sick.
I can’t stand those selfies on the beach, next to the Lambo, or on the jet holding the champagne glass, with a caption where you can read, “Relax, everything is going to be fine.”
Bullshit. They are all liars. And I don’t want to be part of it.
That’s why I’ve disassociated myself from using filters that show images of me that don’t correspond to reality.
Filters that only favor the rise of mental illnesses due to the cognitive dissonance that people suffer when they see their photos on social networks and then observe the reality in the bathroom mirror of their homes.
Put an end to that shit.
If you’re an adult, don’t use filters on your photos. Do it for the generations to come. Let them understand that getting older is part of life and that they don’t have to be perfect all the time.
Just be yourself.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
A virtual hug
AG
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