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30. Finding shards of reflection.
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A collaboration with Eva Phiasanaxay. Though getting diagnosed with ADHD towards the end of 2024 was the biggest step in understanding who I am and claiming the life I deserved, the most rewarding thing of all was finding shards of reflection in my closest friend Eva. It is unmistakable how we’ve bonded over our…
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29. Symbolism in moving your room around and getting that tattoo.
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If you’re inclined to value its importance, you’ll find symbolism in almost everything. It’s all about believing in bigger meaning, not just what you’re given. That’s why I believe that the act of moving furniture around in your room stands for something much more than achieving Feng Shui. Growing up, I liked to move…
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28. Making the best of a bad situation, and drawing back the curtain.
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These days it seems like trauma is everywhere, writhing between a kind of grief that comes with wishing you worked certain things out sooner, because now you’re left with the invalidating imprint of the past. And it’s invalidating because if left unchecked, you begin to spiral into a state of constant self-questioning: how has…
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27. Comparison is not only the thief of joy, but a murderer too.
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From the age of 12 to 18, I went to a school where the motto was “nothing but the best is good enough” which is a lie in itself because the majority of the students it churned out were sub-par to say the very least. But I remember looking at the white text on…
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26. Trusting in those who deserve it.
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People are always on my mind – the people I interact with, the people I’m yet to interact with and those I have already. And when I think about them, I recall just how many of them I actually trusted and confided in during a period of my life where I was all too…