Welcome the community @nomadicsoul! What a charming introductory post. Your acknowledgement of the lack of "perfect" in life is so accurate and many benefit from hearing it.
'Grats on getting over the people-pleasing and seeking parental approval; that journey to realizing that YOU are the only person that can help you achieve a meaningful existence is a difficult one in today's society. I think I held onto it for so long due to also subscribing to a "popular" culture. Once I realized that there will never (and should never) be a one-size-fits-all approach to life, I saw the sea of opportunity to explore possibilities of what can bring me joy. And like you, I want to put it on the blockchain in the hopes to give back to a community that already has and will continue to progress our global society.
Looking forward to watching you eat weird stuff and helping me find my future home that doesn't have temperatures that freeze the snot in my nostrils when I walk outside for the mail.
"Once I realized that there will never (and should never) be a one-size-fits-all approach to life, I saw the sea of opportunity to explore possibilities of what can bring me joy." <--- That is so beautifully worded. I feel the exact same way.
I wonder how my life would be now had I realized this sooner when I was a kid, and just went from my dreams. It's okay...I'm going for it now.
Haha, where do you live that freezes your nostril snot?
I definitely try to avoid snotsicles.
I grew up in a place like that. Can't go back. Thanks for welcoming me here! I appreciate it a lot. It was scary to write the intro post, so it's really nice that it's already allowed me to find cool people like you :)
D'aww, shucks! You're cool yourself!
I live in Wisconsin.