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the grief of being betrayed (opens the original)
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there’s something spiritual about the way we love certain people. they stop existing only in our minds and begin to live somewhere deeper, somewhere in our soul, becoming the person we instinctively turn towards when the world becomes too loud, the person who knows the parts of us that we don’t hand out freely, the person we trust with our secrets, our fears, our softness, our future. we give certain people access to rooms inside of us that we don’t have the words to describe, and we do it becau
the sunday reset (opens the original)
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there’s something about a sunday that makes me want to put my life back together.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="800" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ivog!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2
autumn makes me feel like myself again (opens the original)
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there’s a specific crunch that happens when you step on a leaf in autumn. not just any crunch - it has to be the right kind. the leaf has to be just dry enough, the weather has to be just cold enough, and when your shoe lands on it and you hear that little crack beneath your feet, you know.autumn is coming.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VWZh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpu
a love letter to yourself (opens the original)
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dear you,<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="900" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ImLJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3b2bd49-6201-425a-8
we're addicted to being perceived (opens the original)
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i think most of us have created a version of ourselves in our heads that we want other people to see. maybe she’s effortlessly cool, or she’s mysterious. she could be glamorous, intelligent, successful, funny, alternative, feminine, expensive, interesting. whatever it is, we’ve decided who we want to be perceived as, and then we start making little choices that support that image. and if i’m honest, i do this too.this post has bonus content for paid subscribers. u
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