You can’t plan for something if you don’t think about it. That includes your future.
It seems that I’m naturally not the kind of person who goes for the ‘cheap thrills’, so to speak. Or at least, I’ve learned to not be that kind of person in recent years.
I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. Actually, I don’t even like drugs — my body and my mind don’t like it. A story for another Medium post.
I will enjoy a glass of wine at the end of the work week, when I feel like I deserve it. I’ll enjoy a square of my favourite Ritter Sport chocolate on occasion.
In terms of the “long-game”, I’ve recently completed a Bachelor’s degree so that I have a better future ahead of me. I’ve honed my skills as a writer and editor so that although I’m stuck, unable to further my studies or work in the field of Psychology, I have a way to earn income. I’m learning Japanese, and about to start learning German.
And of course, I prefer love over lust. I’ve struggled for a relationship that isn’t based on the short-term enjoyments — those that are all about sex, sex, sex — but the long-term feasibility instead. I have a partner who I can rely on, and whom I know cares about the…
