Someone came over and said they were afraid to touch anything because all of my stuff was so organized, and honestly? That’s the energy I need from everyone.
If the space is empty, keep it that way.
If it’s occupied, don’t move my shit.
A simple woman.
bell hooks wasn’t perfect but she did reorient my definition of love and for that I am grateful It is truly a blessing to decide in retrospect that that was in fact not love and therefore not worth the commitment to perceive it as such
u can’t say certain things around ppl who’ve known u a while lest they hit you with the classic ‘that doesn’t fit my expectations of you’ or worse ‘that does fit my expectations, and actually i know you better than you know yourself’
actually your community IS coming to save you, people are going to show up for you, love is going to find you, strangers are going to be like angels, the world conspires for your highest good
For me, reliability often outweighs charm, talent, status, and even affection.
A person can be lovely and still lose points with me if they’re inconsistent.