Dorella
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Dorella
Why is society so uncomfortable with seeing a relaxed woman? We are far too comfortable to see women frazzled, exhausted, covered in various food bits wiping the mouth of her 3rd child whilst also holding down a job and a home and a social life and looking after the dog.
think of my neighbour’s rosary, worn smooth from years of use, and wonder what it felt like for her to inhabit a world where every gesture meant something more. I mimic those gestures sometimes. Not because I believe, but because I want to . It’s a form of envy for a coherence I’ve never known. Her God is a presence; mine is a question. Maybe the... See more
Substack • We Ate the Gods
I think of my neighbour’s rosary, worn smooth from years of use, and wonder what it felt like for her to inhabit a world where every gesture meant something more. I mimic those gestures sometimes. Not because I believe, but because I want to. It’s a form of envy for a coherence I’ve never known. Her God is a presence; mine is a question. Maybe the ache is part of being alive. Maybe the sacred was never about certainty, but about longing well.
You can’t add days to your life, but you can add life to your days ☁️🕰️
But when you believe in this perfect world — not in God, necessarily, but in the crushing beauty of every tiny leaf, every little shimmer of sunshine on water, every faint breeze drifting through the air — you connect with your capacity for love, with your uncanny ability to form new connections and discover new ideas, with your unbelievable... See more
Substack • 'I'm Too Lazy and Mediocre to Deserve the Life I Want!'
ma·laise
/məˈlāz,məˈlez/
noun
/məˈlāz,məˈlez/
noun
- a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
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ma·laise
/məˈlāz,məˈlez/
noun
a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
One thing that does make me laugh is the stereotype of a life unfulfilled with no children. There is this assumption that I will wake up in the dead of night at 42, sweating, sad, heartbroken to find there is a huge child shaped hole in my life and that everything is meaningless without becoming a mother. That all my accomplishments and work thus
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if the literate world was characterized by complexity and innovation, the post literate world is characterized by simplicity, ignorance and stagnation.