i think it’s important to spend more time learning about the you now. i can honor who i was when i was younger without relating to my immature ideals.
i also don’t remember much about my childhood, but from what i do remember, i am pretty much exactly opposite in a lot of things. i would hate if my personality reflected some of the things i was taught growing up.
i also changed my name a few years ago, which makes me view young me as an entirely different person. but i really really like who i am now, and i’ve been intentionally exploring lots of things to find out what i actually like, connect to, and what brings me life.
don’t get stuck on the past (:
Aug 5, 2024
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as the moment, i’m focusing my energy on reconnecting with the childhood i feel like i missed out on.
long story short, my dad had a near death experience when i was ten and my mom was deployed, so i was parentified really early. i felt like i had a responsibility to carry all these burdens with me and kinda just.. kept operating in that way.
in childhood, i was really into fashion, i was a big reader, i loved to engage in creative activities. so, i’m doing just that.
i recently bought my favorite book from that time to reread, discovering it has a sequel. i play around with my personal style almost everyday, and i‘m back to embroidery and jewelry making.
May 6, 2024
do you ever think about getting older and forgetting the things and the people you loved that saved you when you were a kid? and essentially losing touch with your younger self? and how those things and those people and that kid will always be there for you, in ways you'll never understand? me neither!
May 17, 2024
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the memories you described are so vivid for you because these are likely the formative experiences with those things that marked your first conscious interactions with them. as your child self this was an automatic process, but if you are intentional in approaching your current experiences with this same perspective, it could be enlightening.
maybe you stop to notice the taste of a favorite food, what was it about the flavor that first drew you to it? maybe listen a bit harder to that one song, which lyric/melody/progression draws you out of passive listening. in general, more active observation and attention to your senses will provide you with new connections to the things that might have become mundane, as you've interacted with them so frequently that your mind numbs you them
Feb 22, 2024
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Aug 16, 2024
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it’s such a awkward marker of a new year. a weird mix of wanting people to celebrate you, but feeling tired of the obligation to thank everyone that only reaches out once a year.
i always find birthdays really hard, and fairly disappointing.
my recommendation is to give yourself grace, and do what makes you happy. i know it’s such a generic rec but this past year on the actual day i just took it easy, treated myself to some takeout, and watched a show in bed. a few days after i got together with friends and we went to a restaurant i love but they’d never really wanted to go to. and then we ate homemade cake and watched a movie.
sorry if this isn’t a very upbeat response (: <3
happy birthday!! and know random people on the internet are celebrating you (:
Jul 30, 2024