“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course, but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch. Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most enjoyable thing in the world, but it’s really just a habit. Thirty days without it, and you would be fine. You think you have a soul mate, but in fact you could have had any number of spouses. You would have evolved differently, but been just as happy. You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper than just preferences, and these details on the surface, you can change anytime you like. If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes, it’s the only way.”
— Julien Smith, The Flinch
Today, I found out I lost a close friend of mine, a day after I spoke with her
It feels sooo surreal
This is another death that hits sooo deeply after my mum’s
Life is fickle
The five love languages:
1. Giving me a book.
2. Taking me to a bookstore.
3. Reading books next to each other.
4. Leaving me alone with a book.
5. Talking with me about a book.
30,000 hours of footage, equivalent to 3 years and 7 months, were filmed to capture the blooming of 77 types of flowers….and the result is spectacular.
Be with someone who thinks everything about you is a big deal. Your birthday. Your favorite food. Your favorite holiday. How you like your coffee. What makes you happy. Just you in general. A big deal.