An Article to Read When You Feel You Are Missing Out on Life or When You Need a Hug for Your Soul

Lately, everything in my life feels like a failure. Finding my ‘good place’ in the creator economy is a constant struggle when your audience suddenly stops reading/interacting with your content. Some months as a freelance writer are beyond amazing; in others, you see barely any credits in your bank account.

And above all, the constant pressure from everywhere around us makes us feel that we are not doing enough, even if we are doing more than a human is expected to do. A flat belly, a 10-step skincare routine, waking up early, preparing good-looking food, living a slow life but also working hard, and beating yourself up for not being productive enough are adding more to our already tired shoulders.

I don’t know exactly when or how life became a burden. How did we start taking life so seriously? If we don’t do enough, we will be the culprit. Life wasn’t supposed to be this tough, was it?

We were supposed to savor life. Taste every bit of it with peace and love. Life was supposed to be fun and exhilarating surrounded by people we love. But today, none of that comes easy.

If you think about it, humans have done a great job in pushing everything that makes life easy while adopting a new definition of richness…