some current thoughts no. 2

i read this at a show the other day and thought it might be worth sharing here as well <3

Over the past few months I have faced “identity” in more intimate ways than ever before.

I have come to love parts of myself that I used to shy away from. I have tried to be kind and patient to the parts I want to grow.

Home is not a physical space - it is not something that lives in a material world. It’s the routines you develop within and around the “home” — the walks you take, the hardware store you go to, the outfits you get to create based on the part of yourself you want to lean into that day.

It’s the friends you hang out with when you’re feeling goofy or sad. It’s the neighbors you grow familial relationships with — the “I have your back” + the “here’s a gift I got for you in Japan that reminded me of you.”

It’s the family family you’re born into + the phone calls you share across the country to check in.

It’s the family you’ve made for yourself that reach out to ask to help — to walk your dog, bring you meals, to act as a distraction.

I hope I never take that for granted — I know I haven’t through these times + I hope none of us forget the beauty in the little things, the challenging things, the beautiful things. The beauty of community.

While there is a lot of beauty in the day to day, it’s an intense time all in the same — I hope we all lean into our communities with extra love + warmth right now.

I hope we lean into what’s easy and go from there.

I hope we love ourselves extra hard so we can share that love with others as we move in this world.