happy belated birthday!! :) this was excellent. i especially relate to the sentiment of being embarrassed by admitting what i want out loud, especially for fear of being misunderstood or not taken seriously. i am 20 and sometimes i still am treated like i know nothing about what i want but to be quite honest, i've had a pretty clear idea ever since a young age and i'm on that path and it's beautiful and not everything it's cracked up to be and that's what makes it all the more enticing. and, the right people to keep close with will take us seriously. it's refreshing to see i'm not the only one. i'd also add to the creation over consumption note, #4 on your list: yes, and i care about what aspects of the books or any media resonated with the person, their unique interpretations, etc; the moments that they choose to discuss and bring up and their own thoughts on them can really reveal so much about a person and what is important to them! though i feel a lot of pressure to have read every book, seen every painting, watched every film...it's daunting. but all that matters is the pieces of art that mean something deeper to us, that are essential to know of to understand further who we are, and i always think of the quote that goes something like "i would rather know one book intimately than know 100 barely at all." anyways, i'm tempted to apologize for rambling but i'm trying to get better at not doing that! so thank you for having and creating this space. happy belated birthday and may the next year bring you so much love and joy! i adore your work!
thank you for this comment!! i think finding a way to not be embarrassed by admitting what you want may just be a rite of passage and i’m comforted by the fact that you feel the same way:) and in regards to #4, i absolutely relate to you about feeling this pressure to see all the movies or read all the books on your list, which keeps growing 🙄. i think it can be easy to feel like what we consume will define us, and it’s in our control so it makes sense that we HOPE it defines us, but i think the more compelling story is how something has influenced your personality in the long run vs how many movies you’ve reviewed on letterboxd
thank YOU for reading it!! your work really resonates with me, and i want to make more of an effort of connecting with fellow writers on here!
anyhow, seeing that as a rite of passage is such a lovely and fresh way of looking at that feeling, i really love that and will try to remember that for the next time! i'm glad too that you agree that how something, a piece of art and what specifically about that piece has influenced one's personality/life matters much more than the overall consumption of it/media, UGH yeah like i don't care that someone watched 300 movies this year...i wanna know if just ONE of those touched their soul and how so! you get it! hope you have a lovely week before the new year :)
There is an old saying that says “we learn by our mistakes “. I believe that to be very true. However, wouldn’t you think that I would not make any mistakes after 94 years of learning from them?
Happy birthday fellow sag!! I just turned 27 and felt every single one of these. What a beautiful way to commemorate another year. The "25 things I've learned" listicles always feel inaccurate to me - lessons are learned over and over again, and that's what makes life so silly and beautiful.
Loved this!! So many of these resonated with me - but seriously I’m 30 and I still don’t know how to French braid my hair either!! How did this happen?!
such a lovely piece! happy belated birthday 🎂
😭🫶 thank you for reading!!!
happy belated birthday!! :) this was excellent. i especially relate to the sentiment of being embarrassed by admitting what i want out loud, especially for fear of being misunderstood or not taken seriously. i am 20 and sometimes i still am treated like i know nothing about what i want but to be quite honest, i've had a pretty clear idea ever since a young age and i'm on that path and it's beautiful and not everything it's cracked up to be and that's what makes it all the more enticing. and, the right people to keep close with will take us seriously. it's refreshing to see i'm not the only one. i'd also add to the creation over consumption note, #4 on your list: yes, and i care about what aspects of the books or any media resonated with the person, their unique interpretations, etc; the moments that they choose to discuss and bring up and their own thoughts on them can really reveal so much about a person and what is important to them! though i feel a lot of pressure to have read every book, seen every painting, watched every film...it's daunting. but all that matters is the pieces of art that mean something deeper to us, that are essential to know of to understand further who we are, and i always think of the quote that goes something like "i would rather know one book intimately than know 100 barely at all." anyways, i'm tempted to apologize for rambling but i'm trying to get better at not doing that! so thank you for having and creating this space. happy belated birthday and may the next year bring you so much love and joy! i adore your work!
thank you for this comment!! i think finding a way to not be embarrassed by admitting what you want may just be a rite of passage and i’m comforted by the fact that you feel the same way:) and in regards to #4, i absolutely relate to you about feeling this pressure to see all the movies or read all the books on your list, which keeps growing 🙄. i think it can be easy to feel like what we consume will define us, and it’s in our control so it makes sense that we HOPE it defines us, but i think the more compelling story is how something has influenced your personality in the long run vs how many movies you’ve reviewed on letterboxd
thank YOU for reading it!! your work really resonates with me, and i want to make more of an effort of connecting with fellow writers on here!
anyhow, seeing that as a rite of passage is such a lovely and fresh way of looking at that feeling, i really love that and will try to remember that for the next time! i'm glad too that you agree that how something, a piece of art and what specifically about that piece has influenced one's personality/life matters much more than the overall consumption of it/media, UGH yeah like i don't care that someone watched 300 movies this year...i wanna know if just ONE of those touched their soul and how so! you get it! hope you have a lovely week before the new year :)
i hope you have a lovely week too! thank you for taking the time to connect— i’m so grateful :)
There is an old saying that says “we learn by our mistakes “. I believe that to be very true. However, wouldn’t you think that I would not make any mistakes after 94 years of learning from them?
hahaha no one can be perfect!
Happy birthday fellow sag!! I just turned 27 and felt every single one of these. What a beautiful way to commemorate another year. The "25 things I've learned" listicles always feel inaccurate to me - lessons are learned over and over again, and that's what makes life so silly and beautiful.
yes exactly!!! i think it’s kinder to yourself to embrace mistakes as they come & not hold yourself to never making them again
loved this 🥹 happy birthday!!
🤭🫶 thank you!!!
2, 6, and 24 <3 happy birthday
2 is a constant struggle 😭 thank you for reading 🫶🫶🫶
4 months late or 8 months early, it depends on how you view it, but happy birthday, evie!!! :)
Loved this!! So many of these resonated with me - but seriously I’m 30 and I still don’t know how to French braid my hair either!! How did this happen?!