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fellow humans deserve mercy. we all make mistakes, we all have bad days where we can’t be our true selves. you can miss something beautiful by permanently closing the door. it will make you vulnerable to pain, yes. but when i think about it a lot of my most meaningful relationships happened because i forgave and was forgiven, because of patience, heartiness and faith.
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relationship is scary, because the more you open yourself up to people, the easier it is for you to get hurt. by letting people into your life, you gave them the power to hurt you. sometimes though, we only focus on us letting them in and not the other way around. because when you really think about it, those people who strip themselves bare in front of you, also give you that same power that you’re scared to give.
so really. what’s scarier than letting people in, is our own selfishness. we’re sometimes too busy to live in our bubble, focusing more on our own feelings and safety that we, oftentimes, ignore the power that we hold to hurt someone around us.
and when you continue to do that, you may end up hurting the people that you hold dear, without intentionally doing so.
Jan 2, 2025
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things happen when they happen for a reason.... and i think that's beautiful test of patience
Aug 31, 2024
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I believe strongly that it is one’s intentions that dictate whether or not they are “good”/“bad”. It is not actions we should base our judgement, nor achievement, but intention. A person could be completely kind and selfless with impure intention, changing the nature of their actions completely. So while I don’t think it’s possible to have good intentions all the time (to be wholly altruistic), I firmly believe that it is a way in which we can judge a persons goodness. It is also a way in which i find forgiveness easy, knowing one had good intentions with bad execution is often means to just live and let die.
“Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.”
-Emanuel Swedenborg
(also curiousity, a friendship dies when you stop wanting to know more about the other person, a good person offers their curiosity unwaveringly)
Mar 1, 2025
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it makes me feel so grounded and present…. like i’m one with nature
Dec 24, 2023
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Nothing annoys me more about the American culture than the lack of enthusiasm. If I invite you to go somewhere and your answer is “sure” or “why not”, I’m taking it back. I do not wanna be surrounded by indifferent people. It’s unworthy.
Dec 18, 2023
When I was a kid, I had a homework assignment that asked me what my biggest dream was, and I wrote, 'to spend a whole day on the internet.' That didn’t age well for obvious reasons, but here, that feeling was rekindled.
In that spirit, here’s my favorite picture of pre teen me, chasing for enlightenment online…. she would’ve loved pi.fyi
Jan 19, 2024