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  • The Question

    The question that stumps everybody is what happens after the last breath. Everyone may see it differently, some of us have perhaps seen it at the end of a lengthy corridor, or stared it right in the eye. And for that, we are much more alive, or rather grateful to be alive than those who haven’t had this glimpse or shaken its hand.
    Truth is, we’re all still here; making moments last and giving this life our best shot. Whether we were given the tools needed or have to craft them with what’s around us, we’re all here for the same purpose. All have the same intrinsic needs, only with our own unique ways of going about them.

    If the question is “What?”
    The answer is “Love”
    If the question is “Who?”
    The answer is “Yourself”
    If the question is “How?”
    The answer is “Idk figure that shit out! 😅”
    I think it begins with laughing at the absurdity of it all.

    Continue learning and expanding perspective. All else stems from this.⚡️♥️⚡️

  • Curse of Creation

    Truthfully… Creation at times can feel like a curse. Some have trouble getting going. I have trouble coming to a rest. Even though I know I already have projects that need to be finished, new ones will still present themselves in my mind. It’s simply either I embrace it or I face it. It’s not easy being anybody at all, but we have no choice to figure out how to make it all work. In moments such as this, I’m grateful for awareness and understanding, and the beauty that is nothing truly matters, aside this very moment. This is something we all will really need to learn again, as judgements become clouded in an era of rapidly expanded technology and how we present ourselves to the world. Each year that goes on, a time like never before.

  • Metamorphose

    While I continually carry on through life, I find myself experiencing these metamorphoses of sorts. They can happen over the course of a year, a month, or a weekend. Each time this comes to a point of completion, I feel fuller, lighter and more open. I am grateful for these transformative times, especially considering I don’t quite resonate with stagnation.

    I also find that I am able to experience life in ways that I hadn’t though previously possible. While I know there may continue to be times where I find comfort back in my cocoon, I know for a fact that life is a million times more fulfilling outside of it. And in this scenario, I’m able to be within my higher self, thus allowing me to be better for the world and the people in it. A lifestyle of compassion for myself and others as I continue on my path of creativity is very much worth striving for, in my eyes.

    As a child, I had no idea this is what life would look like. But now I know, and I know I have so much more to learn and discover about what is possible with an mind open to transformation and change.

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