These delicate flowers bloomed on my windowsill.
You know, sometimes life can be very difficult. Sometimes it's cold, dark, and scary around you. And then you see a little plant that you watered even when you didn't have the strength yourself suddenly bloom. 🙂🙂
#LifeAsItIs #Hope #Flowers #Ukraine
You know, sometimes life can be very difficult. Sometimes it's cold, dark, and scary around you. And then you see a little plant that you watered even when you didn't have the strength yourself suddenly bloom. 🙂🙂
#LifeAsItIs #Hope #Flowers #Ukraine
March 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
These delicate flowers bloomed on my windowsill.
You know, sometimes life can be very difficult. Sometimes it's cold, dark, and scary around you. And then you see a little plant that you watered even when you didn't have the strength yourself suddenly bloom. 🙂🙂
#LifeAsItIs #Hope #Flowers #Ukraine
You know, sometimes life can be very difficult. Sometimes it's cold, dark, and scary around you. And then you see a little plant that you watered even when you didn't have the strength yourself suddenly bloom. 🙂🙂
#LifeAsItIs #Hope #Flowers #Ukraine
🌤️ Once a Wish, Now a Wednesday
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#️⃣ #MakeItAnOnPurposeDay #GratitudeInTheNow #OnceADream #YouMadeIt #SoftReminder #ReelReflection #LifeAsItIs
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#️⃣ #MakeItAnOnPurposeDay #GratitudeInTheNow #OnceADream #YouMadeIt #SoftReminder #ReelReflection #LifeAsItIs
October 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🌤️ Once a Wish, Now a Wednesday
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#️⃣ #MakeItAnOnPurposeDay #GratitudeInTheNow #OnceADream #YouMadeIt #SoftReminder #ReelReflection #LifeAsItIs
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#️⃣ #MakeItAnOnPurposeDay #GratitudeInTheNow #OnceADream #YouMadeIt #SoftReminder #ReelReflection #LifeAsItIs
“Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”
― Virginia Satir
#Bluesky #VirginiaSatir #LifeAsItIs #CopingSkills #Resilience #EmotionalWisdom #Acceptance #InnerStrength #MindfulLiving #NavigateLife #GraceInStruggle #Love #Grief
― Virginia Satir
#Bluesky #VirginiaSatir #LifeAsItIs #CopingSkills #Resilience #EmotionalWisdom #Acceptance #InnerStrength #MindfulLiving #NavigateLife #GraceInStruggle #Love #Grief
June 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”
― Virginia Satir
#Bluesky #VirginiaSatir #LifeAsItIs #CopingSkills #Resilience #EmotionalWisdom #Acceptance #InnerStrength #MindfulLiving #NavigateLife #GraceInStruggle #Love #Grief
― Virginia Satir
#Bluesky #VirginiaSatir #LifeAsItIs #CopingSkills #Resilience #EmotionalWisdom #Acceptance #InnerStrength #MindfulLiving #NavigateLife #GraceInStruggle #Love #Grief
I have food in my tummy. Mom loves me, my litterbox gets cleaned twice a day. I don’t have a care in the world. Let mom worry about war and peace.
#cats #peace #lifeasitis #happiness #ordinaryday #animals
#cats #peace #lifeasitis #happiness #ordinaryday #animals
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I have food in my tummy. Mom loves me, my litterbox gets cleaned twice a day. I don’t have a care in the world. Let mom worry about war and peace.
#cats #peace #lifeasitis #happiness #ordinaryday #animals
#cats #peace #lifeasitis #happiness #ordinaryday #animals
I almost stayed home, but I showed up anyway and that made all the difference. 🤍
#RealMoments #ShowUp #Confidence #BeYourself #SimpleLife #OwnYourStory #BeYourself #LifeAsItIs
#RealLifeMome #ConfidenceJourney.
#RealMoments #ShowUp #Confidence #BeYourself #SimpleLife #OwnYourStory #BeYourself #LifeAsItIs
#RealLifeMome #ConfidenceJourney.
April 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I almost stayed home, but I showed up anyway and that made all the difference. 🤍
#RealMoments #ShowUp #Confidence #BeYourself #SimpleLife #OwnYourStory #BeYourself #LifeAsItIs
#RealLifeMome #ConfidenceJourney.
#RealMoments #ShowUp #Confidence #BeYourself #SimpleLife #OwnYourStory #BeYourself #LifeAsItIs
#RealLifeMome #ConfidenceJourney.
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
BY BRADLEY SCHAGRIN
open.substack.com
February 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
shorturl.at/NjKUt
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
shorturl.at/NjKUt
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
shorturl.at/NjKUt
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
BY BRADLEY SCHAGRIN
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February 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
shorturl.at/NjKUt
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
shorturl.at/NjKUt
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs
#SmallVictories
#KnockOnWood
Think success is grades or a resume? Think again.
Sometimes it’s just peace. Feeling okay in your own skin. 🎓🏆
#RedefineSuccess #InnerPeace #AuthenticLiving #SelfWorth #LifeAsItIs #YouAreEnough #RealWins #MindsetShift #LetGoOfHustle #InnerWork #TikTokShorts
Sometimes it’s just peace. Feeling okay in your own skin. 🎓🏆
#RedefineSuccess #InnerPeace #AuthenticLiving #SelfWorth #LifeAsItIs #YouAreEnough #RealWins #MindsetShift #LetGoOfHustle #InnerWork #TikTokShorts
April 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Think success is grades or a resume? Think again.
Sometimes it’s just peace. Feeling okay in your own skin. 🎓🏆
#RedefineSuccess #InnerPeace #AuthenticLiving #SelfWorth #LifeAsItIs #YouAreEnough #RealWins #MindsetShift #LetGoOfHustle #InnerWork #TikTokShorts
Sometimes it’s just peace. Feeling okay in your own skin. 🎓🏆
#RedefineSuccess #InnerPeace #AuthenticLiving #SelfWorth #LifeAsItIs #YouAreEnough #RealWins #MindsetShift #LetGoOfHustle #InnerWork #TikTokShorts
Another year, another orbit around the sun, and the collective decision to stay optimistic while touching every available piece of wood.
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs #SmallVictories #KnockOnWood
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs #SmallVictories #KnockOnWood
ANOTHER ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. AS SAM SAYS "KNOCK ON WOOD"
BY BRADLEY SCHAGRIN
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Another year, another orbit around the sun, and the collective decision to stay optimistic while touching every available piece of wood.
open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs #SmallVictories #KnockOnWood
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#HappyNewYears
#LifeAsItIs #SmallVictories #KnockOnWood
I know I said I was going to stream tonight. Unfortunately, my hubby’s jurassic computer croaked and he had to stream tonight. For the mean time, he will be using my laptop to stream. Now I have to figure out how to stream via phone! #whenitrainsitpours #twitchstreamer #lifeasitis #lifeohlife
June 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I know I said I was going to stream tonight. Unfortunately, my hubby’s jurassic computer croaked and he had to stream tonight. For the mean time, he will be using my laptop to stream. Now I have to figure out how to stream via phone! #whenitrainsitpours #twitchstreamer #lifeasitis #lifeohlife
But right now, I can’t imagine myself without one.
It’s ritual. It’s armor.
It’s the thing I grab when everything else slips.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #energycrutch #hurtmebutholdme #lifeasitis #notstrongcoffee #copingshoulders #designingwhiletired
It’s ritual. It’s armor.
It’s the thing I grab when everything else slips.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #energycrutch #hurtmebutholdme #lifeasitis #notstrongcoffee #copingshoulders #designingwhiletired
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
But right now, I can’t imagine myself without one.
It’s ritual. It’s armor.
It’s the thing I grab when everything else slips.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #energycrutch #hurtmebutholdme #lifeasitis #notstrongcoffee #copingshoulders #designingwhiletired
It’s ritual. It’s armor.
It’s the thing I grab when everything else slips.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #energycrutch #hurtmebutholdme #lifeasitis #notstrongcoffee #copingshoulders #designingwhiletired
A: I say I know how to be alone. But if I’m honest—I just haven’t met someone whose “I’m here” sounds like truth, not a threat.
I’m not looking for a savior.
I’m waiting for a match.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #notaboutloneliness #lifeasitis
I’m not looking for a savior.
I’m waiting for a match.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #notaboutloneliness #lifeasitis
August 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A: I say I know how to be alone. But if I’m honest—I just haven’t met someone whose “I’m here” sounds like truth, not a threat.
I’m not looking for a savior.
I’m waiting for a match.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #notaboutloneliness #lifeasitis
I’m not looking for a savior.
I’m waiting for a match.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #notaboutloneliness #lifeasitis
If you’ve ever wondered what a school’s IT specialist does…
You’re welcome.
We paint walls now.
⠀
Just labor.
No code. Just coverage.
And still—somehow—debugging the system.
⠀
#sotnichenkoWIP #quietbuild #schoolsystem #nobugjustpaint #lifeasitis #handsdirtymindclear
You’re welcome.
We paint walls now.
⠀
Just labor.
No code. Just coverage.
And still—somehow—debugging the system.
⠀
#sotnichenkoWIP #quietbuild #schoolsystem #nobugjustpaint #lifeasitis #handsdirtymindclear
August 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If you’ve ever wondered what a school’s IT specialist does…
You’re welcome.
We paint walls now.
⠀
Just labor.
No code. Just coverage.
And still—somehow—debugging the system.
⠀
#sotnichenkoWIP #quietbuild #schoolsystem #nobugjustpaint #lifeasitis #handsdirtymindclear
You’re welcome.
We paint walls now.
⠀
Just labor.
No code. Just coverage.
And still—somehow—debugging the system.
⠀
#sotnichenkoWIP #quietbuild #schoolsystem #nobugjustpaint #lifeasitis #handsdirtymindclear
How I refuse to play “nice” when I don’t feel it — even if that’s what’s expected.
⠀
Society likes soft women.
But I’m sharp.
And real.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #notyournicegirl #rawtruth #shebuilds #lifeasitis
⠀
Society likes soft women.
But I’m sharp.
And real.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #notyournicegirl #rawtruth #shebuilds #lifeasitis
August 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How I refuse to play “nice” when I don’t feel it — even if that’s what’s expected.
⠀
Society likes soft women.
But I’m sharp.
And real.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #notyournicegirl #rawtruth #shebuilds #lifeasitis
⠀
Society likes soft women.
But I’m sharp.
And real.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #gritcore #notyournicegirl #rawtruth #shebuilds #lifeasitis
If that wasn’t love, then it’s okay that I love differently.
That day, something heavy fell off my shoulders.
And I never looked back.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #boldcore #selfmadeheart #lifeasitis #loverewritten
That day, something heavy fell off my shoulders.
And I never looked back.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #boldcore #selfmadeheart #lifeasitis #loverewritten
July 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If that wasn’t love, then it’s okay that I love differently.
That day, something heavy fell off my shoulders.
And I never looked back.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #boldcore #selfmadeheart #lifeasitis #loverewritten
That day, something heavy fell off my shoulders.
And I never looked back.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #boldcore #selfmadeheart #lifeasitis #loverewritten
And in that moment, I felt fierce. Like a storm.
Protecting my brothers’ future was enough to shake someone like him.
That’s when I knew: I am not just passing through. I arrive.
#sotnichenko #iamthestorm #quietfury #protectcore #femininewrath #survivorstrength #lifeasitis #modernmyth
Protecting my brothers’ future was enough to shake someone like him.
That’s when I knew: I am not just passing through. I arrive.
#sotnichenko #iamthestorm #quietfury #protectcore #femininewrath #survivorstrength #lifeasitis #modernmyth
July 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And in that moment, I felt fierce. Like a storm.
Protecting my brothers’ future was enough to shake someone like him.
That’s when I knew: I am not just passing through. I arrive.
#sotnichenko #iamthestorm #quietfury #protectcore #femininewrath #survivorstrength #lifeasitis #modernmyth
Protecting my brothers’ future was enough to shake someone like him.
That’s when I knew: I am not just passing through. I arrive.
#sotnichenko #iamthestorm #quietfury #protectcore #femininewrath #survivorstrength #lifeasitis #modernmyth
It comforts me to know that I’ll do all that’s within my power, but I won’t kill myself in the process. Not if I can help it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #resiliencecore #lifeasitis #burnoutsurvivor #gentlegrit #modernlegacy #survivorsofself
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #resiliencecore #lifeasitis #burnoutsurvivor #gentlegrit #modernlegacy #survivorsofself
July 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It comforts me to know that I’ll do all that’s within my power, but I won’t kill myself in the process. Not if I can help it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #resiliencecore #lifeasitis #burnoutsurvivor #gentlegrit #modernlegacy #survivorsofself
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #resiliencecore #lifeasitis #burnoutsurvivor #gentlegrit #modernlegacy #survivorsofself
A: Myself.
Too simple of an answer? Maybe. But it's the only one.
I saw myself — alone. And I was at peace with it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #futureclarity #solitudepower #lifeasitis
Too simple of an answer? Maybe. But it's the only one.
I saw myself — alone. And I was at peace with it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #futureclarity #solitudepower #lifeasitis
July 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A: Myself.
Too simple of an answer? Maybe. But it's the only one.
I saw myself — alone. And I was at peace with it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #futureclarity #solitudepower #lifeasitis
Too simple of an answer? Maybe. But it's the only one.
I saw myself — alone. And I was at peace with it.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #futureclarity #solitudepower #lifeasitis
A: The anger at myself for “not doing enough”—
even though I’m already doing more than most would in my place.
#quietbuild #selfpressure #lifeasitis #burnoutcore #stillstanding #innerfight #sotnichenko
even though I’m already doing more than most would in my place.
#quietbuild #selfpressure #lifeasitis #burnoutcore #stillstanding #innerfight #sotnichenko
June 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A: The anger at myself for “not doing enough”—
even though I’m already doing more than most would in my place.
#quietbuild #selfpressure #lifeasitis #burnoutcore #stillstanding #innerfight #sotnichenko
even though I’m already doing more than most would in my place.
#quietbuild #selfpressure #lifeasitis #burnoutcore #stillstanding #innerfight #sotnichenko
The trial is lost (not that I believed in a miracle).
Can’t get a job — the HR’s on vacation with no return date.
That sick feeling of doing nothing… even though I do things every day.
What to do in a situation like this?
Go watch Lilo & Stitch.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #lifeasitis
Can’t get a job — the HR’s on vacation with no return date.
That sick feeling of doing nothing… even though I do things every day.
What to do in a situation like this?
Go watch Lilo & Stitch.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #lifeasitis
June 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The trial is lost (not that I believed in a miracle).
Can’t get a job — the HR’s on vacation with no return date.
That sick feeling of doing nothing… even though I do things every day.
What to do in a situation like this?
Go watch Lilo & Stitch.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #lifeasitis
Can’t get a job — the HR’s on vacation with no return date.
That sick feeling of doing nothing… even though I do things every day.
What to do in a situation like this?
Go watch Lilo & Stitch.
#sotnichenko #quietbuild #burnoutcore #lifeasitis
I drove my sister to doctor appointment & I realized the REO Speedwagon song (1981 ) totally embodies our current state:
“Talk is cheaper when the story is good. And the tales grow taller on down the line…You’re under the gun, so you take it on the run”
#politics #music #lifeasitis #connections
“Talk is cheaper when the story is good. And the tales grow taller on down the line…You’re under the gun, so you take it on the run”
#politics #music #lifeasitis #connections
February 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I drove my sister to doctor appointment & I realized the REO Speedwagon song (1981 ) totally embodies our current state:
“Talk is cheaper when the story is good. And the tales grow taller on down the line…You’re under the gun, so you take it on the run”
#politics #music #lifeasitis #connections
“Talk is cheaper when the story is good. And the tales grow taller on down the line…You’re under the gun, so you take it on the run”
#politics #music #lifeasitis #connections
We didn’t have it all figured out.
Still don’t.
Life, money, health…
it’s been a lot to navigate.
But we kept going.
Step by step. Day by day.
And somehow… we’re still here.
👉 Are you figuring it out as you go too?
#RiseUpFaster #RealLifeRealTalk #KeepGoingAnyway #LifeAsItIs
Still don’t.
Life, money, health…
it’s been a lot to navigate.
But we kept going.
Step by step. Day by day.
And somehow… we’re still here.
👉 Are you figuring it out as you go too?
#RiseUpFaster #RealLifeRealTalk #KeepGoingAnyway #LifeAsItIs
May 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
We didn’t have it all figured out.
Still don’t.
Life, money, health…
it’s been a lot to navigate.
But we kept going.
Step by step. Day by day.
And somehow… we’re still here.
👉 Are you figuring it out as you go too?
#RiseUpFaster #RealLifeRealTalk #KeepGoingAnyway #LifeAsItIs
Still don’t.
Life, money, health…
it’s been a lot to navigate.
But we kept going.
Step by step. Day by day.
And somehow… we’re still here.
👉 Are you figuring it out as you go too?
#RiseUpFaster #RealLifeRealTalk #KeepGoingAnyway #LifeAsItIs
Tales from the cafe.. people you see, couples arguing quietly, couples romanticising, students discussing a project, the readers... #coffee #talesfromacafe #lifeasitis #21centuryculture
May 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Tales from the cafe.. people you see, couples arguing quietly, couples romanticising, students discussing a project, the readers... #coffee #talesfromacafe #lifeasitis #21centuryculture
„Feierabend“ is the German word for enjoying your evening when leaving the office or the factory. I am enjoying mine. #LifeAsItIs #SmallThingsThatMatter
November 19, 2024 at 7:45 PM
„Feierabend“ is the German word for enjoying your evening when leaving the office or the factory. I am enjoying mine. #LifeAsItIs #SmallThingsThatMatter