There isn’t really a suitable place to begin, because the world falls apart and back together at all hours of every day forever, and sometimes this is a bearable fact but mainly it is not. I’m preparing to move country again, for what feels like the thousandth time in three years but which will hopefully be one of the last. I think there is surely something additionally unsettling about uprooting the interior self during an intensely unsettled exterior time, but there really isn’t much of a way around it, and every day I’m trying to practice and adhere to a consciousness of the absurd degree of comfort and opportunity—and basic safety—so many of us have.
"I think there is surely something additionally unsettling about uprooting the interior self during an intensely unsettled exterior time" - THIS. I felt this in my bones! We are just starting to settle in our new home but we might have to move again soon-ish and I just... don't have it in me anymore. But I keep telling myself that movement is part of life, and that whatever happens, it will be okay. <3 Thank you for your words, as always.
I'm sorry about the difficulties of your own shifting pieces! It is difficult to know where to find things within ourselves at this point I think, but I do know that focussing on some small and beautiful immovables can help 🤍
Your words always hit right to the core of how I’m feeling. Thank you for including the hard stuff of life along with the beautiful. Your words are comforting and inspiring…they help me be with what is, and also help me move forward. With much gratitude 💜
This is lovely. I can feel what you mean with the uprooting and unsettled feelings. May I ask what art app you use? That sounds like a nice postcard from the world. We're all wishing you and your new book well as it makes its way to publication <3.
Of course! It is simply 'DailyArt' and I recently made the decision to pay their one-time fee to remove advertisements from the experience—would recommend if you try it out and feel it is of interest to you. Primarily it is a nicer thing to see on the phone screen, as depending on what phone you use you can resize the appearance and therefore see a small tile of the day's art at all times. Quite lovely! A long-winded answer!
Also, I adore Amy Krouse Rosenthal and her work and story always have an odd way of making me cry in the most bittersweet way. Thanks for that snippet from her wonderful book.
Also also, I received Close Again and it is lovely.
"I think there is surely something additionally unsettling about uprooting the interior self during an intensely unsettled exterior time" - THIS. I felt this in my bones! We are just starting to settle in our new home but we might have to move again soon-ish and I just... don't have it in me anymore. But I keep telling myself that movement is part of life, and that whatever happens, it will be okay. <3 Thank you for your words, as always.
I'm sorry about the difficulties of your own shifting pieces! It is difficult to know where to find things within ourselves at this point I think, but I do know that focussing on some small and beautiful immovables can help 🤍
Your words always hit right to the core of how I’m feeling. Thank you for including the hard stuff of life along with the beautiful. Your words are comforting and inspiring…they help me be with what is, and also help me move forward. With much gratitude 💜
Thank you, this is so kind, and I'm so glad. Thank you for reading 🤍
This is lovely. I can feel what you mean with the uprooting and unsettled feelings. May I ask what art app you use? That sounds like a nice postcard from the world. We're all wishing you and your new book well as it makes its way to publication <3.
Of course! It is simply 'DailyArt' and I recently made the decision to pay their one-time fee to remove advertisements from the experience—would recommend if you try it out and feel it is of interest to you. Primarily it is a nicer thing to see on the phone screen, as depending on what phone you use you can resize the appearance and therefore see a small tile of the day's art at all times. Quite lovely! A long-winded answer!
Also, I adore Amy Krouse Rosenthal and her work and story always have an odd way of making me cry in the most bittersweet way. Thanks for that snippet from her wonderful book.
Also also, I received Close Again and it is lovely.
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