I carry a mini notebook with me and a lil pack of crayons/pens. I don’t have any socials on my phone (besides this) and if I need a lil brain break or alone time or something to waste time I pull out my lil book and crayons and pens.
I love it. Helps me be present. Remember my goodish thoughts. Track memories. It’s nice, I recommend. also cool to look back on
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It’s great to be able to do little drawings or right down ideas that come to you while your outside. Writing notes on your phone feels a little stale sometimes. Plus it makes for a very nice object to carry with you.
Jun 20, 2024
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It's basically just an analog notes app, but it's something separate from your phone that allows for a little more disconnection from technology. Plus, it's tangible. So you can have a visual representation of the amount of thoughts or ideas that you've had over time. You'll have a collection of mini books that you can go back through and see where your mind has been. I'm about to finish my third little guy, and it's fun to have a collection of pages that represents my ingenuity and reminds me of memories I've forgotten. Sometimes I make myself laugh when I go back through or I contemplate something I said or I disagree with a comment I made a while back, or I feel inspired to rehash something I'd written.
Today I went back through and found a drawing I don't remember doing. I found a short grocery list from who knows when. I found a bunch of ideas I want to go back to. I found these comments too: "A vape is sitting on the subway seat next to me. Should I hit it and see what happens?" and "I'm on the six early in the morning and just watched a homeless man light another homeless man's crack pipe. Sharing is caring."
Mar 7, 2024
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sometimes i don’t wanna carry a book if i don’t wanna be carrying too much, but i still want to have something with me that can stimulate my brain that isn’t my phone. and you don’t even have to always be writing in it – you can draw, read what it is you’ve written so far, or even use it as a little scrapbook to collect the day’s memories! and for some extra fun, you should decorate your notebook with whatever feels good to you, like stickers, markers, pastels, a little collage… anything!
Sep 16, 2024
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sometimes you gotta talk shit to process but often I think we talk too much shit…. At the end of the day we’re all human beings who are trying the best with what they’ve got. if someone is annoying you/acting mean/unkind it’s most likely all connected to a larger system that did not set them up for success. Instead of shit talking the rude waiter, celebrity drama, your friends annoying partner— let’s break down systems that are holding us all back!!!! or the systems that are probably holding that person back! Let’s give grace to humans and question the larger systems that generate more trauma and disconnect! that’s how we generate more love and compassion and move things forward
some of my favorite systems to talk about are:
•industrialized food and food accessibility
•consumerism/overconsumption (and the connection to social media & celebrity culture)
•hustle culture
•politics/2 party system
•cars/walkable cities/big oil
•big dairy
•Christianity
plz comment ur fav system to break down / talk about with ur friends i love this stuff….
Apr 28, 2024
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what’s it gonna hurt!! you are power, you are a piece of the sun, you are as great as you believe you are! Fake that ego until it’s real. your inner voice is an insanely loving mother that only sees the good. it may feel silly at first… but you are as capable as anyone, so let yourself believe that you are! isn't that the first step in getting anything you want?
Mar 6, 2024
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Thats How we unite and learn and grow!!
I swear people are usually kinder than we think they are.
it’s so beautiful to find middle ground
Dec 20, 2024