Today I survived

Victor Yin
1 min readSep 2, 2022

Off days exist. You’re allowed to have shit days with no good reason. Sometimes you wake up and you already know that the day ahead is going to be a dark tunnel to drag yourself through until your head hits the pillow again. And that’s okay, even if there’s no good reason. On days like that, your goal is simply to survive, and you should be proud of your survival. Existing and functioning in a society is hard and maybe we forget that living is a learned skill ,and skills need practice. I don’t know if anyone actually has it easier. We all have big problems and struggles, that’s just the crux of being human. Actively avoiding them or pretending they don’t exist just delays your growth as a person I think. Who cares if you feel like you failed. Did you try your best? Did you rest? Maybe sometimes the biggest thing you can do for your community is to ensure your survival.

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Victor Yin

he/him. human geographer, writer, journalist, thot theorist, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 quirky twink, force of chaos, plant parent, and activist 🏳️‍🌈