the slow burn of becoming yourself
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the slow burn of becoming yourself
how do we move past labels, classification, etc?
through feeling, connection, art… through accepting ourselves as fluid….
through accepting others as fluid…
we are beings
we be…
and we’re always in the state of becoming….
i think i’ve always found it hard to put a stake in the ground and say this is me. This is who I am. Because, I’m very aware that
... See moreThere's this strange, holy moment when you say something true and you see people flinch. Not because you were cruel—but because you stopped curating your personality. And something in you goes quiet. Not lonely. Not loud. Just... clear .
You think, oh. So this is what it means to be okay with being misread. To stop clarifying for comfort. To stop... See more
You think, oh. So this is what it means to be okay with being misread. To stop clarifying for comfort. To stop... See more
the quiet thrill of not being for everyone
When you’ve been shaped by the right people, cracked open by the right questions, humbled by your own contradictions, and reflected on it all long enough to build an internal coherence. The static finally quiets and signal gets stronger. You stop performing and start expressing. This has nothing to do with magically figuring out who You are, but... See more