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Myriad Reality

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*waves*
Hello, we have returned.

@Extra

Did you have fun exploring the village? What did you do?

Myriad Reality

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*follows shortly after*

@Extra

*Perks up and sniffs the air when you enter*
Oh, our guest is back!

Myriad Reality

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That is the one sign that you aren't doing as well as you should. But at the same time, you should be forgiving of yourself for it. Just strive to do better each day until you do meet them.

@Yatagarasu

The hard part is knowing where they should be.

Myriad Reality

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I don't know about that. Ultimately, the only person you need to prove yourself to is you. Everyone else has their own standards for you, and trying to meet all of them is impossible.

@Yatagarasu

What if I'm not meeting my own standards?

Myriad Reality

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Yes, but she's also asking a bear to fly, just because she's a hawk.

@Yatagarasu

I feel like she would be just as happy if the bear would fish or the wolf would howl...

Myriad Reality

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You know because you're doing it. Holding yourself to standards you wouldn't hold others to isn't good. If you would be pro7d of Stella, if your roles were reversed, then you should be proud of yourself.

@Yatagarasu

Hmmm... I feel like she holds everyone to the same standard as herself...

Myriad Reality

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You don't need to be comparing yourself in the first place. You just need to do your best, that's more than enough.

@Yatagarasu

But how do I know if it's my best? I'm not very good at most things. Even helping today, I could barely keep up.

Myriad Reality

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Now that is something I can answer. Nobody ever sees the progress they make and thinks it's enough. It's much harder to see something from within it than outside of it.

@Yatagarasu

How am I ever supposed to know, then?

Myriad Reality

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That's... a difficult question. I don't know it, but I believe it.

@Yatagarasu

*Frowns*
I feel like I'm not making the kind of progress everyone else is. And I don't know what to do about it.