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Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'TELL TELLME ME MORE TELLMEMORE-WITHCJ WITH WITHCJ CJ Stop arguing withyourlife. with your life. Clarity after Clarityaftertheargument the argument SWIPE→'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine, crossword puzzle and text that says 'THEGAP THE GAP Nobody 's plans turn out exactly the way they hoped. So we get two options. Drown in the what we have and keep moving. lament or The pain is learning to live in the gap between what life is and what we thought it should be. @CJ_QUARTLBAUM _QUAR TLBAUM 02/09 09 02'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster and text that says 'WHAT ARGUING LOOKS LIKE It never announces itseli Itneverannouncesitselfasar as asan an argument. Resentment Resentment and anger Fantasy about what could be Comparison and envy A constant refrain of "this should be different" None of it feels like arguing. It feels like thinking. It feels like processing. @CJ_QUARTLBAUM _QUAR TLBAUM 03/09 03 09'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'THE RESEARCH Rumination reels like insight. It isn't. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema spent a career on this. People who ruminate believe they are gaining insight. What it measurably does: Impairs problem solving Increases cognitive rigidity Interferes with taking action Erodes the social support that would actually help @CJ_QUARTLBAUM _QUART BAUM 04/09 09 04'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster and text that says 'I'VE LIVED THIS Twoyears vears as a stay stav-at- Twovearsasastay-at-home -at at-home dad. Five years Fiveycarsofinterviews. oi interviews Zero offers. ruminating on |had the gifts, the skills, the credentials, the people who said they loved me. spent hours should have been doing and wasn't good enough. what wondering why @CJ_QUARTLBAUM _QUAR TLBAUM 05/09 05 /09'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'THE TURN Then I accepted wherel I actually was. I was a dad who got time with his kids most dads never get. School drop-offs. Pickups. Ice cream at on a Tuesday just because. noon The bond have with them now is a direct result of those years. ofthoseyears.Notasingleregret. Not a single regret. @CJ_QUARTLBAUM TLBAUM 06/09 06 /09'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of lighting, magazine, poster, lightbulb and text that says 'WHAT CLARITY MAKES VISIBLE Acceptance turns the light on. Your strengths. Not the ones you The ones carrying you already. wish you had. Your people. Who has been here the whole time. you have. Your moment. Joy inside the margins of the life Your options. What is truly available, unfiltered by grievance or fantasy. @CJ_QUARTLBAUM TLBAUM 07/09'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster and text that says 'EQUANIMITY Acceptance is not a destination. It'sa state oibeing. Equanimity is not apathy or detachment. You are allowed to feel. It It's an even, engaged relationship with what you're experiencing, pleasant or not. It isn't easy. With time and clarity, it does get easier. @CJ_QUARTLBAUM TLBAUM 08/09 09 08'.
Photo by CJ Quartlbaum on September 08, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'Clarity wasalwayshere. was alway here. We just had to cut through the noise. If you're sitting with this and wondering what comes next, I'd love to help you think it through. Full post free coaching session tellmemorewithcj.substack.com @CJ_QUARTLBAUM _QUAR TLBAUM 09/09 09 09'.
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Posted On: September 8th 2026, 01:24 pm
Love the life that you have beloved.
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nosugarinmytea_ 25 days ago

nosugarinmytea_

So good bro πŸ₯Ή

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