Latest Posts by moonshyness - Page 11
actually your thirties are your twenties and your twenties are extended teenage years
Your trauma responses once kept you safe. Thank them, then gently let them know their job is done. It's time to grow.
every time i start a new journal or any creative project i'm like, yeah i'm gonna do it pretty and neat and in a cohesive aesthetic because i always wanted to be the neat kid with the color-coded notes at school but i'm just not. when you go through my journals you can literally always see the point where i unravel back into the scrungly forest goblin that i am and it's so funny to me
i hate this popular sentiment that's like "nobody cares about your baby" "nobody cares what you had for dinner" "nobody cares about your spotify wrapped" like ok why are you on social media following people whose lives you don't care about. there's an easy fix for that
I have a lot of creative energy, yet I sit mindlessly scrolling through lobotomizing Instagram reels and TikToks. I've thought countless times about what to do about my restlessness, but I stay stagnant. I want to make something personal and honest with all of my favorite things. I worry if what I make will be enough for me, I doubt myself a lot but my contentment is getting harder to come by and I think I just need to do it
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things we are leaving in our 20s:
-people-pleasing
-centering men
-self-deprecating humor
-perfectionism
It was looking like one big painting out there this morning.
it really is insane how waking up early will grant you access to some of the most beautiful sights and sensations in the world that will make you want to live forever, but only if you overcome the gauntlet of a thousand razors that is getting out of bed early. truly one of life's little saw traps.
Helen Gotlib - Sea Ranch Flowers
That 40 min walk to nowhere particular Will save your life
i've been watching moomins again
it's such a fall/winter show to me idk it's so cozy and magical
a lil ode to walk
anyway yesterday i took a walk! the grass was sooo green and the sky was so blue and the trees were pretty and golden! the air was fresh yet mellow warm! a dog walked up to me to greet me! a baby smiled at me! i walked 10,000 steps and my body said thank you! that's what life is all about.
people want instant gratification in everything meaningful these days and it's a major reason why a lot of people feel lonely all the time.
it's not just the aftermath of the pandemic it's also the general prevailing mindset these days, fueled by unrealistic expectations that are created when we rot in front of our screens for too long. the system is set up against us but at the same time we have to realize we still have control in not letting it get to us.
it takes a lot of time to build meaningful connections with humans. you're not gonna make any friends if you don't go out there and make experiences and meet people just for the sake of it, without expecting someone to be your bestie after a couple weeks of knowing each other just because you like them. and you're not gonna have a fulfilling longterm relationship by swiping a couple times on an app or trying to get into somebody's pants after meeting them a couple times. going into socializing with a transactional mindset like that is why "nobody knows how to talk to people anymore".
every single meaningful relationship in my life was built with patience, mutual understanding and time. the people who i decided i want to have in my life wanted to genuinely know me, not just collect me like an experience.
what's even more important is that you also have to know how to be by yourself in this world confidently and i'm not talking about "embracing being single" or being a loner/going monk-mode or whatever the fuck people call it these days.
i'm talking about being in touch with the world when you're outside, soaking in the small things, the little interactions, the quips and quirks of your home town and whatnot. just go out and live for yourself for once. how often do we really feel connected to what is happening around us when we're walking down the street to grab a coffee? there's nothing more important than to get to know yourself and know how to have fun by yourself or at least know how to feel at peace when you're by yourself.
what i'm trying to say is, it takes a bit of an effort to be friends with yourself and with other people and that's okay. and this comes from an introvert who used to suffer from extreme social anxiety and was never popular or had a lot of friends in school. the friends i made i'm so grateful for, but i made them over the course of almost 30 years. not in a couple months or days.
as always, nobody has to agree. just felt like putting these thoughts somewhere.
Stargazing with Psyduck.
I am honestly so supportive of young women and girls who donβt want to present themselves as sexual, whether theyβre asexual, sex-repulsed, politically celibate, women who donβt want to feel or be sexy, or women who just donβt want to discuss it. Iβm supportive whether this is something temporary or permanent, whatever the reason for it. If sex isnβt liberating for you, thatβs great. Thereβs nothing wrong with that and Iβm sorry youβre being sold the lie that youβre repressed and/or unfeminist.
stop trying to be palatable, stop trying to be palatable, stop
Spiritually I am curled up on a porch swing as a soft breeze caresses my cheek
some things that i like in no order:
-milk tea and taro milk boba
-pixel art, the smaller the better
-collages
-those transparent pngs of random trinkets and stuff
-cute press on nails
-looking at all the different trees and bushes and the little berries on the bushes when i'm taking a walk in nature
-dreaming of being a fairy
-sky sky sky sky sky
-fall and spring weather
-laughing with friends