I started this year by asking myself how I could grow faster. I’m 26, and honestly... I’ve alread...I started this year by asking myself how I could grow faster. I’m 26, and honestly... I’ve alread...
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Aria Kuunvaara
• Jan 2
I started this year by asking myself how I could grow faster. I’m 26, and honestly... I’ve already done a lot. Still, I’m restless in the best way. I want to keep learning, keep moving.
The biggest shift in my mindset is simple: I no longer care what other people think of me.
For too long, I focused on what ifs: What if someone gets irritated? What if they don’t like it? What if someone gets angry and attacks me online?
But those things happen anyway.
What I’ve finally understood is this: focusing on the wrong things is like driving with the handbrake on. Yes, the car still moves. Yes, you might even stop noticing it after a while.
But the damage is happening all the time, wear, overheating, sabotage from the inside.
Letting go isn’t about speed. It’s about removing what’s been holding you back.
Wishing you all a happy New Year!
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