The Worst Part Of "you'll Understand When You're Older" Is That You Really Do Understand When You're

saw a woman comforting her sobbing child saying “i already told you, you have to keep looking forward, looking back just gets you hurt” and i thought she was sharing a beautiful life lesson about the importance of letting go of regret and resentment. but it turns out the kid just wasn’t looking where he was going and ran into a wall

I want it back = I drag its dead weight forward 

Wound is the Origin of Wonder, Maya C. Popa

oooohhhh ok. the more you deny yourself the more you lose yourself

from Simone Weil’s Pre-War Notebook

Unravel, Tolu Oloruntoba

do it scared do it stupid do it badly whatever it is that's worth doing, that's worth anything at all, we do it. be it scared be it stupid be it badly. the sincerity remains the same.

Kaveh Akbar, from "Despite My Efforts Even My Prayers Have Turned into Threats", Pilgrim Bell

2025

you are allowed to have a moment to think before you speak

terrifying sincerity will demand from you the kind of composure and character you are seeking

practice asking yourself questions and answer them without seeking references or resources or answers that others gave

the difference between ritual and routine is faith, and the kind of faith you need to give to your habits—what they each mean to you— is something to be curious, reflective, intentional about. you are afraid that habits will sap your life of meaning, so give them meaning of their own

Lila (divine play)

novelty & magic are rivers, not reservoirs

a love letter to myself