you're not supposed to be here
placelessness, hopelessness, and being unprepared for being alive
you're not supposed to be here
Back at my hovel, sitting on my little love-seat sofa, I felt a longing for my mom so intense, it felt like it was filling up my lungs. If she’d been here, I would’ve rested my head on her shoulder and she’d have stroked my hair. I would’ve pressed my ear against her chest, shushed by the rhythm of her breathing. And then she’d have tightened her
... See moreKatherine Center • Hello Stranger
shit days, where you just want your mum
“There is a gaping opportunity to consolidate our myriad marginaliaIV into an even more robust commonplace book. One searchable, always accessible, easily shared and embedded amongst the digital text we consume.”6
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
i miss twitter circles! they were great places to share random personal musings. instead i will post here, unfortunately publicly.
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you read enough life stories in history books and you really start to internalize you are owed nothing. i think the post-modern westernized experience is... See more
Living, being responsible for myself, seems like an insurmountable challenge lately.
Emily Henry • People We Meet on Vacation
Most of us live in a state where our being has long ago been exiled to the shadow realm of our silent anguish. At times being will break through the fabric of our unconsciousness to remind us that we are not living the life we could be living, the life that truly matters. At other times being will recede into the background silently waiting for our
... See moreAdyashanti • The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
For unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax. There is no point whatever in making plans for a future which you will never be able to enjoy. When your plans mature, you will still be living for some other future beyond. You will never, never be able to sit back with full contentment and say, “Now, I’ve arrived!” Your
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