this is how to live your life when you become an adult. there is no template anywhere, just know that this place is fucked and there is nothing really that you can do about it
I love this piece! It's fascinating to be thinking and speaking about this with so many people when things more broadly feel increasingly dire, and to think about how times have *always* been unprecedented and history has *always* been political. Maybe everyone has *always* never really known what they're doing, too – and that's okay. I've been reading Ross Gay's 'The Book of Delights' and was struck by a sentence in one of his essays today: "Maybe everything is always only warm up." I was reminded of it reading your piece
True, life is how you decide to live it. If you keep looking at the empty side of the cup you will always see it as a tragedy. However, once you decide to live each day separately, maybe even each moment separately, it becomes a game you enjoy. Like tbh I do love to curl up to my fetal position from time to time, it’s like a reboot lol
this is how to live your life when you become an adult. there is no template anywhere, just know that this place is fucked and there is nothing really that you can do about it
I love this piece! It's fascinating to be thinking and speaking about this with so many people when things more broadly feel increasingly dire, and to think about how times have *always* been unprecedented and history has *always* been political. Maybe everyone has *always* never really known what they're doing, too – and that's okay. I've been reading Ross Gay's 'The Book of Delights' and was struck by a sentence in one of his essays today: "Maybe everything is always only warm up." I was reminded of it reading your piece
Thank you, Conni! Adding “Book of Delights” to my reading list!
I love the reminder that while the bad days keep coming, the good ones do too. 🩷
True, life is how you decide to live it. If you keep looking at the empty side of the cup you will always see it as a tragedy. However, once you decide to live each day separately, maybe even each moment separately, it becomes a game you enjoy. Like tbh I do love to curl up to my fetal position from time to time, it’s like a reboot lol
Lol, same. Sometimes curling into the fetal position turns out to be the reboot you needed. Thanks for reading my work!
Thank you for sharing my work, Hasif! And for you all for reading it🫶🏾