“The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.”
“It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.”
“The brain that doesn't feed itself, eats itself.”
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.”
— Gore Vidal
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
— Joan Didion
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are.”
—Maya Angelou
“Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.”
— Mr. Rogers
“If you don't have wrinkles, you haven't laughed enough.”
— Phyllis Diller
“I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a tin.”
“You know, crack might be extreme, but spray cheese is not my kind of party.”
— Gwyneth Paltrow
Also when my therapist said resentment is a feeling of self-betrayal…
Oct 10, 2024
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“The the curious paradox, the more I accept myself the more I can change” - Carl Rogers
“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have" - Bob Marley
“When you get nervous, focus on service”
“Turn your shit into fertilizer“
origins unknown for those last two so plz lemme know if you do😊
Mar 7, 2024
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i think every hippie i’ve ever met has told me to practice gratitude, that my generally fleeting motivation is catalyzed in my lack of gratitude. what does that even mean?
i think, in a sudden restoration of motivation and a general decline in self-observed apathetic behavior, i found that i had been practicing gratitude and thus was relieved.
this morning i thought about a susan sontag quote.
“stay eager”
that’s all she said.
stay eager. practice paying attention. practice being slow, being focused. practice tenderness, practice heartache, practice gratitude.
practice isnt made to be perfect. the definition is “the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.”
the goal is never perfect. the goal is movement.
apply gratitude. move with gratitude. move like the stars above you are having sex and consequently exploding all over everything. fuck like you’re eating. eat like you never learned how, like there’s a real chicken in your sandwich and not just manmade proteins that rot your liver and shit and make this planet uninhabitable.
move
forwards, backwards- it’s not really even important. stagnance is the root of apathy. you need *inertia*. a still object will remain still.
move
wear makeup and make weird rules. i only write letters on sundays. i always put my left shoe on first. i only clip my nails when i play guitar. i only take a bath if ive done my sheets.
move
get up and stretch. get off instagram you stupid fuck. swear off of cussing. call someone you havent talked to in a long time.
move
because you have to. because you are hungry for more and feel the immense weight of the world pressuring you to eat, but, despite being famished, you have no appetite. because you miss who you used to be. because you are nostalgic for your younger self and want to bear children. because you like being alone.
practice
practice gratitude. practice being imperfect
perfectly imperfect
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much love guys take care of your self fuck fascism 🎉🎉🎉
Feb 7, 2025
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• hanlen's razor: never attribute to malice what is adequately explained by stupidity
• it's very easy to be safe in yourself when you're not analyzing yourself - aurora
• you will always struggle with not feeling productive enough until you accept that your own joy can be something that you produce - hank green
Jul 17, 2024
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My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌
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I’ve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapid—a critique often rooted in misogyny—but now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments.
We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretation—preconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume.
On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your image—selfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that there’s another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. It’s refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics.
By sharing so few images of myself, I’ve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentional—something that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance.
For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. I’ve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look.
In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? It’s a question worth considering.
Dec 27, 2024