we're not put on this earth to do things, we're here to learn and love and be fascinated. not letting fear and bigotry devour your soul is an accomplishment. finding beauty in the mundane is an accomplishment. keep the flame of your wonder alive and let no one snatch it from you.
Everyone’s arguing about what adults should or shouldn’t read. “Don’t read kids’ books.” “Read the classics.” Read both. Read widely. Read for knowledge and pleasure, read for the joy of a good story, read for wisdom and escape, read for no reason at all. Just read.
Shout out to anyone else old enough to remember when going to the pub with your parents as a kid meant them sitting inside the pub while you sat outside in the beer garden with a bottle of Coke and a packet of crisps.
Don’t leave Twitter.
Flood it with your interests.
Art, History, Cinema, TV, Politics, Theatre, Literature, Gaming, Holidays, Nostalgia, Memes. There are many here happy to engage civilly, to listen and debate. Don’t leave this space to bile, hate & nihilism. Pass it on.