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This could be one of those rare things that – somehow – reminds you who you are, or who you used to be, those parts you thought were gone. (And trust me, there will be threads. So many threads.) I’ve learned, too, that there are whole stretches of life where you’ve been a stranger to yourself for so long that admitting it feels terrifying, insane even. But without that one thing to confess to, to get honest with – to untangle the mess of ordinary, maddening thoughts – you might never know what’s actually there, buried under the static.
Nov 14, 2024
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I have a hard time feeling like myself sometimes or being able to put to words who I am, but my journal from senior year of high school jogs me right back to where I started and what my core essence is. highly recommend if you have them, and doubly so if you experienced Something that put a wrench in your identity but have journals from before that event. everyone should be putting their life to words!
Feb 19, 2025
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i know it's basic but keeping a daily journal has been one of the most grounding things in my life. you don't need to shell out $$$ on a travelers' notebook and a snazzy pen, but just repeating the daily act of physically writing your thoughts down is a wonderful thing. i keep a daily recollection/diary sort of thing along with a sort of freeform commonplace book where i jot down thoughts or lyric ideas or cool words i read and had to look up definitions of. it's nerd shit but the sort of positive affirming nerd shit that everyone needs at least a little bit of. also the amount of stuff you forget over the course of a week/month/year is astounding -- doing this is fun in part because you can read through your past entries (good and bad) again with fresh eyes.
Nov 1, 2024
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Sometimes painful and not for everyone, but goddamn sometimes it feels good to know what you’ve overcome. A HUGE practice in being kind to all versions of yourself, past and present. I sometimes annotate my old ones in the margins, give myself a little “good luck.”
May 24, 2024
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Taking your time to increase the quality of what you are doing will improve almost every activity or outcome.
Dec 26, 2023
I stumbled upon this relic in a nameless California town I forgot the name of, probably because thrift shops are like existential quicksand. It’s the perfect prop for those friend-argument moments, an almost absurd metaphor for dismantling our emotional walls between us. Plus, its sheer randomness guarantees everyone will question your sanity rather than the sentiment. 💯💯💯💯
Aug 3, 2024
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Since I'm not actuality as naive as I sounded for the Gardner Museum recommendation. I stand by the fact that art more and more as I get older feels nothing more than secure asset for wealthy people to launder their money in. Jeff Koon's to me feels like the purest realization of this mix of banality, cringe, and decadence neoliberal pop art as someone who went to art school but made their money working as a financial broker on Wall Street. His success comes in selling one of the highest priced pieces at an art auction. He likely observed some market and artistic realism early on observing the overlapping and opposing values of his mom, an interior decorator and his dad a furniture dealer.
Aug 23, 2023