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You know what, I’m also not in a rush myself. I feel like there are already so many people rushing out of the 5-7 PM traffic, so I‘ve decided not to partake in that anymore and from now on I will drive at the same speed as the car in front of me (I will maybe change lanes if they are doing 20 in a 45). We are taking our sweet time, appreciating the lost art of listening to the radio on the road or to my favorite albums/artists, remember things I have to do when I get home while at a red light, maybe take a selfie because the break lights from the car in front of me has the perfect shade of red that make me look pretty, get lost in my thoughts, get excited about the thought of preparing a bath later that night, stare at the birds perching on the power lines, maybe roll the windows down and light a cigarette.
We need more less-angry people on the road.
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nothing feels more moving than those afternoons when the sun is high in the sky and you're sitting in the left turning lane and the other left lane is turning and as everyone drives past you, you are met with the exposed interior of each car and the sunshine on each persons cheeks and in each persons eyes and the ballet of each sun visor going down and the sunglasses going down and seeing who is traveling alone and who has passengers and the looks on those passengers faces and the kids in the back and its all over in a few seconds and they all disappear and you have to keep driving
Jan 26, 2024
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moving to a city has me longing for a simple errand in a car with no traffic and a nice song playing on the radio.
public transportation is great and all…but…
Dec 21, 2023
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one of my friends named this a “decompression drive” and boy is it!! love thinking my thoughts while driving my car and listening to my playlists
Jan 26, 2024
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One thing about me is I love to leave
Apr 12, 2024
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When you’re in a slump, you’re in a slump.
Let yourself feel things. The good and the bad. I welcome them like a visitor and I invite them at the pretend dinner table in my head and get to know them, and I try not to ask them why they’re here. Why I feel things. I just let them be. Know that this will pass, just like a person visiting for a few nights and I try not to hold on to them when they’re ready to leave (yes those feelings will pass). Sounds very cliché but they do.
From my experience, the longer I fight the sadness/depression/slump, the longer it stays. I’ve learned just to take it day by day. This wouldn’t be possible without months of therapy where it was revealed to me that I’ve been so hard on myself almost my entire life.
I also meditate every night for 15-20 minutes. I take this activity so seriously, just a few minutes to close my eyes and release the tension I’ve felt the whole day. I love staying still. I love to close my eyes and think of nothing. My drive will come back.
What also helps (for me) is taking a few minutes a day to go outside and letting the sun touch my skin. It feels so good. Listen to the birds. Listen to the traffic. Just observe your surroundings and remember that there is life outside you and you are a part of something big and eventually you get inspired by something. May it be small or big. It will come back to you.
Be gentle and kind to yourself <3
Apr 25, 2024
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Solves just about anything
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