“There are people who smile when your name crosses their mind. People who feel lighter because you are in their world. You matter more than you think.” ~Unknown
Autistic burnout* & depression burgle much of my mental energy at the moment, hence my absence around here, but it's the loveliest time for garden & hedgerow flowers-cowslips, forget me nots, apple blossom, the emergence of brimstone & orange tip butterflies & my favourite floral firework/my botanical girlfriend: cow parsley. I post my photos as a break from online angst for your brain so here are 3 doses of botanical dopamine-lovely seasonal sprigs for you to pause on & gaze at to help your synaptic soup 🌿
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Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
A slow life is intentional. A life lived on your own terms. You build it. Slowly. By removing what drains you. Things that don't align with who you are anymore. Habits, work, routines, people. And adding things that nourish you. Music, books, walks, good people, and silence.
“Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.”
- Erich Fromm, who was born #OTD in 1900