25 for 25
today, is my 25th solar return. here are 25 thoughts to accompany.
follow the children
learn from the elders
play, is the truest expression of self
if you can swing it, always drink with a friend
never stop realizing new things
time travel exists in the hugs of your closest family members
braiding yourself into someone needs to be a conscious choice, not a trauma response
there is no point, except what you make of it
always re-read pema chodron
music will always be there to save you
the body wants to scatter like stardust, unraveling entropy on a muscular level
everything starts as a good idea. the difference is in the accountability process.
move with the conviction that you’re right, criticize with the conviction that you’re wrong
tie your self-care practices to the schedule of watering your plants
there is no such thing as too many candles
rice fixes everything, always
the ocean rises to meet you exactly where you are
even the gentlest roots are hurtling through space at a thousand miles per hour
follow the metaphor all the way through, til you reach the thing that scares you
andrea gibson, mary oliver, donte collins
your only charge is to do the best you can, with what you have
pay attention to the places and people that let your soul relax.
honesty is a radical and intentional experience
your self-portrait should be freehand
the paradox is where you will thrive