house of hades

new year’s eve more like happy anniversary troy and gabriella

li-young lee’s poem ‘from blossoms’ is one of those rare poems i know completely by heart. somehow, i accidentally memorised it over the years. the last 2 stanzas… a core pillar of whatever i believe in that I don’t have words for. i think it’s a poem that saved my life a little

you are allowed to be proud of the victories that no one else can see. like showering without completely hating your body, not breaking into tears at the thought of the future, talking yourself out of a dark mindset, calming yourself down in public, or like waking up every single day and choosing life. be proud of the progress no matter if it is visible for others or not. you’re doing great, keep up the good work!

The OBSESSION with identity is so crazy like the view that when you do something it immediately becomes part of your identity and all the parts of you have to click together to become “person who wakes up early” or “person who reads” no you can literally just do something without restructuring your whole performance of personhood around it. I don’t know what to tell you except that you will never be able to have an entirely unfractured view of yourself or that you will be able to rationalize all the complex parts of yourself into the phrase “person who x” like you should just be doing things without performing them. Or aestheticizing them. Just try different things on and keep what works for you. Otherwise you will never learn and grow!

some of u are just so lovely. ur kindness & compassion & care for the people u interact with & for the world is just so clear & lively. thank u for being here & being u

wow . the intimacy of tea

who cares?? me. so much