Crow

My nervous system in quileute territory

better keep a close eye on that wandering ravenous beast you call a heart

art will save you, being unreasonably passionate about something niche will save you, letting past sources of joy show you the way back to yourself will save you, earnestness over composure will save you, the natural world will save you, caring for something bigger than yourself will save you, daring to be seen will save you, kindness not as a whim but a principle will save you, appreciation as a practice will save you, daring to try something new will save you, grounding will save you, love will save you, one good nights sleep will save you

People say “phase” like impermanence means insignificance. Show me a permanent state of the self.

[ Text ID: I carry the same baffled heart I have always carried ]

post-email aftercare like that was a great email and you seemed so normal

agonizing over all the time you wasted or lost is useless. it’s gone now. you survived in the only way you knew how. doesn’t your survival deserve some recognition too?

like toni morrison said, “sometimes you don't survive whole, you just survive in part. but the grandeur of life is that attempt. it’s not about that solution. it is about being as fearless as one can, and behaving as beautifully as one can, under completely impossible circumstances.”

in fanfiction we must sometimes ask ourselves not if he would do that but under what conditions would he would do that