Figured a Taylor Swift was a good choice this week in honor of Maggie’s birthday.
This one has some of my favorite lyrics in it:
The whole school is rolling fake dice
You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
She often does a great job of capturing the feelings of what I would call “teenage angst”. That uneasy feeling of growing up and finding your way in the world.
These lyrics remind me that a lot of are still playing some stupid games for stupid prizes.
We compare ourselves to others and let our level of happiness be determined by how we compare to someone else (often to their “highlight reel on social media”).
We try to win the busy game, always making sure we are busy, busy, busy so next time someone asks we can tell how we are soooooooo busy.
We buy stuff we need to impress others while we spend all our time managing all the stuff we already have.
We let what other people might think get in the way of authentic relationships.
Be careful not to fall into the trap of playing stupid games for stupid prizes.
Make it a great day.
Jake
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