Things to come back to when I’m feeling meh

the older i get, the more i think meaning isn’t something you find. it’s something that accumulates while you’re distracted. it grows in the small, repeated gestures — the things you do without a camera, without a caption, without a reason.

- how to notice the life you’re already living (Substack)

the fact that you’re tired means you’ve been trying. the fact that the day was uneventful means it was probably safe. and that safety, though invisible, is a privilege.

- how to notice the life you’re already living (Substack)

but lately, i’ve been realizing that the reason so much of life feels slippery is because we’re trained to narrate it in progress terms. we say things like “when things calm down,” or “once this phase is over,” as if living is the in-between and the real story starts somewhere later.

- how to notice the life you’re already living (Substack)

I’ve been waiting for you to stop trying to be extraordinary, to stop trying to be ‘them’, all so I can love you as you are.

- the hunger to be everything. (Substakck)