Jas
@gardenofjasmine
Jas
Living in the ugly is horrifying. It’s a land the patriarchy has promised would destroy us. Considering the patriarchy considers a destroyed woman to be one that has built her own life and is unafraid of men not being approving of her, I’d say that being destroyed sounds like an oasis. Ugly is silence. It’s a peace that bodily obsession can never
... See moreYou feed into the patriarchy every time you strive for optimal beauty, or act in a way that that would make you most desired. True rebellion, and freedom of the soul, is from existing as you are innately with no shame and full audacity
I’d rather read a thousand promises and desires into these small seductions than agonise over a notification.
James Baldwin wrote that to be sensual “is to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.”
-the art of seduction on substack
The art of seduction - to love in a way that is human is to be present
Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Later, on my way home, when I passed a row of orange leaves scattered on the pavement, I thought about how things return, not to haunt, but to remind.
-October theory
things I notice when I’m not rushing - this entire piece is a beautiful commentary on the dichotomy between the digital age and true presence, but also acknowledging that slowness is a modern luxury. I suppose we can only try our best to enter moments with intention and presence. Banger after banger lines