Rec | TAKING NOTES

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found this page from my notebook from two years ago. I like it, because it's just some of the things that i remember noticing and being present with as a child/ are reminiscent of my childhood and something about engaging with life with that childlike purity feels truly inspiring

@zofka

Feb 1, 2025

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