Perfect Japanese word: Komorebi - to describe the dance of sunlight filtered through tree leaves.
(Words may not create feelings but they certainly help us to notice them...).
Sometimes I think I have felt everything I'm ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I'm not gonna feel anything new. Just lesser versions of what I've already felt.
How you speak to yourself matters more than how you speak to anyone else. By all means, to other people be kind — but start within your own mind. Because you will always be miserable if you talk to yourself like an asshole. Hold yourself accountable; don't hold yourself hostage.
Desperation will lead you to the wrong connections. You'll date the wrong person, you'll take the wrong job, and you'll make friends that view you as competition. No matter how bad shit is, act with dignity, protect your energy, and remember, pretty much everything is temporary.
When appropriate, apologizing is probably the most badass thing you can do. By all means, be yourself, but when that "self" does something wrong, unkind, or fucking dumb, don't be too self-absorbed to admit it. Not apologizing doesn't make you a badass — it makes you an asshole.