sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
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The next president has to do two things: 1) right the wrongs of Trump and go after those who broke the law and were corrupt. 2). Then spend time divesting power from the presidency and building real guardrails and passing laws like, “the president is not immune” etc.
Oh and get the money out of politics
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When You're Bored, You're Being Shaped.
Boredom isn’t the absence of stimulation. It’s a test. Of what you reach for. Of what you default to.
Do you grab your phone? Or a pen? Do you scroll? Or sit with your thoughts? Do you numb? Or build?
Because what you do when you're bored becomes who you are when you're not.
Boredom is a doorway. To creativity. To clarity. To the things you keep avoiding.
Stop escaping it.
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Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.
Not dying.
Just logging off.
Getting a job no one cares about.
Growing tomatoes.
Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.
Not as a failure.
But as a kind of freedom.
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i think the hardest part about healing is realizing there’s no finish line. no big dramatic moment where everything feels suddenly better. it’s slower than that. it’s quieter. it’s choosing not to text them back. it’s making your bed on a heavy day. it’s being kind to yourself when your mind is cruel. healing is a thousand tiny victories no one else sees.
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My liver’s perfect. My kidneys are divine. My glucose is… a little dramatic. We’re waiting on more tests. And I’m being very brave about it.
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AMAZING! A 90 year old Holocaust survivor confronted Trump's ICE director.
What a legend.
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artist of the week: claude monet
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You attract what you are and you create what you think about.
Act like the person you want to become. Think like the person you want to become.
Nothing changes in your life unless you make the decision and commitment to change it.
Hold an image in your mind of how you wish to see yourself living.
Visualize it every day and you will unconsciously start to do things that will move you towards that goal.
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RFK Jr is preparing to ban Pharmaceutical Ads on TV..
What are your thoughts?
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On the drive to school this morning…
Papa: “Did I explain WHY dad is taking his big work trip today?”
Penelope: “No.”
Papa: “We’ll, it’s about his book. You know, the book he wrote that we’ve been reading at bedtime, Papa’s Coming Home?”
Twins: “Yeah?”
Papa: “We’ll, he’s traveling so he can go share the book with lots of people. He’s going to different cities all over the country to share the book! It’s called a book tour.”
Gus, worried: “But… but… will he bring it back?”
Remember Judge Hannah Dugan, who Trump arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant leave her courthouse?
Welp, she’s fighting back and stating that she cannot be prosecuted for her official judicial acts, and cites Trump’s own immunity ruling from SCOTUS which protects government officials for actions taken in the official line of duty.
This is the fire with fire we needed all along. Love it.
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Be bored more often.
Go for long walks. Meditate. Journal your thoughts. Read new books. Spend time alone without devices. You would get to understand yourself a lot much better. Your brain gets the best ideas when it is left to wander.
In those quiet moments, you'll uncover clarity and inspiration that can't be found in constant stimulation.
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Kill the idea that you have to be good at artistic things to enjoy them, that every hobby has to become something you're good at and you monetize.
Such a boring life.
Sing off Key, draw poorty, write badly.
Life is meant to be enjoyed, not monetized.
You're not a product!
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I was just thinking today that I wondered where you went. I hope you are all ok and come back soon mate.
Hi Benjamin! Aww thanks for reaching out mate! It's been a whirlwind but more to come soon!
Looking forward to your return mate
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Formal dress codes are useful because they make expectations clear. When everyone knows what they’re supposed to wear, it levels the playing field.
But when you say, “Wear whatever you want,” people don’t stop making judgments. If anything, they make more of them. They read into your clothes—your background, your values, where you’re from.
