[My Story] Who is Yarrow Achillea?

The Yarrow Letter
September 18, 2023

Hello friends and new faces. My name is Yarrow. I am named after this wildflower:

Once in the Greek mythos, a mother dipped her son into the River Styx by the left heel. The river of the dead was laced with such a powerful plant that it granted the boy invincibility and immortality - except in his left heel.
His name- Achilles, the legendary Greek warrior.

The plant that supposedly almost granted him immortality was Yarrow.

Yarrow has many medicinal benefits:

-It stops wound bleeding.

-Anti-inflammatory.

-Helps with period cramps.

-It is an adaptogen, meaning it reduces the negative effects of stress and anxiety

You can eat the leaves right off the plant, but it’s more palatable in tea.

While this plant is cool and all, I'm sure you’re wondering "What will this guy do for me?"

The purpose of my writing is to bring you valuable life-improving perspectives.

Just as Yarrow cannot make us immortal, I cannot offer magical life remedies.

The quality of life topics I'll write to you about will take massive action or at least some application to create tangible benefits for you. To make things more actionable I’ll be including the occasional free resource - like a Notion template, free challenge, or PDF guide.

I believe that most people don't primarily need "advice". It is the commitment to self-responsibility that is necessary to improve the quality of life.

More on this in my future letters.

What will I write about? While this is not an exhaustive list, here are some things I plan on writing about:

-Self-Development

-Psychology

-Psychedelics

-Philosophy

-Creativity

-Health

-Diet

-Fitness

-AI

-Business

-Lifestyle

I'm only 20 years old and I've already had my first midlife crisis.

My intentions for most of my life were unguided.

I always wondered what it was that I wanted to do with my life.

I wondered if I'd ever be successful.

I was waiting for a perfect opportunity to fall in my lap.

If this sounds like you at all, I want to assure you that there is a way to control the way your life goes.

For the past few years, I have been in and out of critical depression.
I attempted to take my own life in the summer of 2022.

Since then I have grown a LOT, and this summer(2023) I had an eye-opening experience with the concept of personal responsibility. Now I’m endlessly searching for the answers to life. I have committed myself to being a lifelong learner.

I'm really excited to share with you what I have learned.

All of what I share with you is about taking control of your life and success.

If that doesn't sound good to you then you may unsubscribe down below at any time.

To a life of learning.

-Yarrow Achillea