Every summer as a kid, we would load up and drive the nine hours from Pittsburgh to Connecticut. It was always a celebration and a sign that we arrived when we were able to roll down the windows and smell the marsh near our grandparents house. Both of them have passed now, but I still make a point to drive by it when I visit.
Jul 18, 2024
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Wes Anderson wrote it best when he said "its the smells we finally don't forget" (or something like that). No better, nostalgic, melancholy rush than when a random coffee smells exactly the same as one from your favorite cafe from years ago. Or when hand soap at a restaurant smells just like her. Such a crazy experience and I cherish each time it happens
Feb 27, 2024
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Kind of weird but my grandma ’s basement always had that musty smell and my siblings and I used to run down to smell it the second we arrived. I miss it these days
Feb 21, 2025
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literally the smell of salt water and fishing boats anywhere has me nostalgic for home.
Jul 19, 2024
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May 31, 2025
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Humans have always danced. It is part of who we are, yet we have been conditioned to be self conscious, to think that we do not move our bodies good enough. Dancing is beyond judgement. Dancing is not a skill, it is our soul moving through our bodies, expressed in movement. Dancing is healing. Dancing is bodily autonomy. Dancing is FUN! Any feeling you are feeling can be moved through with dance yet even alone, you fear looking foolish. Kill the judge in your mind, shut the fuck up, and MOVE 🌊
Apr 24, 2025
In Tarot, The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana, which represents the life cycle. These cycles we are continuously going through in our lives, not just once. The final card of the Major Arcana is The World (which I have tattooed very large on my thigh), which signifies the completion of a cycle and natural ascension into the next. We are then thrust back into the Fool, with a bit more wisdom.
The Fool as an archetype is one of joy, curiosity, spontaneity, and trust. The Fool is pure of heart, knowing that the Universe has got their back. This innate trust allows The Fool to be playful, to take risks, and truly believe everything will work out. The more we go through life and experience loss, grief, heartache, trauma, the harder it becomes to embrace this energy. I’ve found that as healing goes on, just as it’s shown in tarot, we return to this natural state of being. We start off as The Fool when we are wee little babies, and if we are lucky can return there a few cycles at a time, with more wisdom gained each time.
The goal of The Fool is to have positive experiences, maybe for fun, maybe to grow. There is an acceptance with The Fool, a kind of “this is what is, how can I make this work well for me?” Everything works out for The Fool because they don’t know it can’t. Anything we go through in life, we can use to grow. I personally believe we all could benefit embracing the archetypal energy of The Fool a bit more. The Fool doesn’t stop to worry what other people will think! The Fool does not fret about what if’s! The Fool is in the moment!
Jun 1, 2025