I kind of miss the good old days when we used to take photos and print them in physical copies. There was something special about holding a memory in your hands, putting it in an album, and randomly finding it years later. Not everything had to live on a screen.
it’s difficult to feel proud of your progress when the internet lets you compare your entire life to somebody else’s best five minutes. you could be doing better than you were a year ago and still feel behind because someone you don’t know is doing better than you today.
there’s a version of you that exists underneath all the things you learned to do to be accepted. the version that likes what it likes, says what it means, creates without asking permission and doesn’t apologize for taking up space. i hope you get to meet that person someday.
i don’t think we’ll ever fully understand what we’re losing when we destroy a patch of wild land. it’s not just trees. it’s the birds that nested there, the insects that depended on those plants, the shade, the soil and an entire little world most people never stopped to notice.
i think some people have confused being emotionally unavailable with being emotionally mature. they know how to identify every red flag, explain every boundary and walk away from every uncomfortable conversation, but somehow never learn how to stay, communicate and work through anything.
Ever wished you could just switch off, disappear for a while, or pause life? For many neurodivergent people, that's non-existence ideation not despair, but a signal of overwhelm and burnout. You're not dramatic or broken. You're overloaded, and your system needs rest and safety.
The worst thing a creative can do is seek public validation before bringing their ideas to life. you’ll start creating for approval instead of creating what genuinely inspires you, and eventually you might give up on that dream.
i’ve never understood people who say you don’t need college or education to be successful. yes you can learn a skill and make a living from it but that doesn’t make education irrelevant.