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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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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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God or Trump? Pick a lane.
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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.

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Best mental reset I’ve learned:

If your mind is loud — Write.

If your mind is empty — Read.

If your mind is racing — Walk.

If your mind is tired — Sleep.

If your mind is sharp — Build.

Most problems are just mismatched energy. Get the inputs right, the rest follows.

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i love it when a woman slowly steps out of survival mode and starts to fall in love with life again. when her zest for life comes back and when she starts to notice all the magic and blessings around her, it’s the most beautiful thing to witness.

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why can’t life always feel like children’s book illustrations?

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A romantic evening for a couple of hummingbirds seeking shelter. 🌹

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Am I right?

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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

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The End of Trump II, Part 1
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Trump being called a chicken and knowing that will stick means today is the worst day of his life.

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Trump had expressed that he wanted the King of Norway, Harald, to invite him to Norway. So the King invited Obama instead.

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kitten corner: playing to Éowyn
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What is a woman?

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an adult human female.

adult: having reached reproductive age/physical/sexual maturity

human: homo sapiens

female: an animal whose reproductive organs are centered around producing large gametes (eggs).

people like to try to muddy this idea with corner cases like "so if your reproductive features are absent/removed/failed to develop, you are not a woman?" but this seems an invalid line of objection. humans have 10 fingers. if you have 9, you're still human, you're just a damaged or incomplete one. …

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I’m an actual woman and I’m puzzled why anyone would want to be one, lol. If these guys actually succeeded at “being women” then everyone would promptly start to ignore them. Lol.

Sorry. Did you say something?

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