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to be seen without performing. to be heard without screaming. to be missed without disappearing. to be enough without proving it. to be held without falling apart. to be understood without explaining. to be wanted without conditions. to be. to be.

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How long are you going to punish yourself for not being where you thought you'd be by now? Progress takes time, and I promise you’re further along than you realize.

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I'm with you

"I was just coasting til we met

You remind me just how good it can get.

Well, I've been on fire, dreaming of you

Tell me you don't, but it feels like you do."

I'm with you - Vance Joy

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Iris Collett (British, b. 1938) - Cat and Teddy Bear under the Christmas Tree

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if anyone needs me. i will be in the corner. contemplating the characters

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Great Depression-era Christmas card on recycled paper (via here)

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i believe you can always get back to yourself. you can always soften into being again. no matter how long you might be stuck in a pattern of unhappiness, of being jaded, of feeling guarded from the world in some way. there is always a path back. give yourself a chance to find it.

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Sending love to everyone who chose not to go home for the holidays this year. Your peace is valid, your boundaries are valid, and your joy matters. May you find warmth and meaning wherever you are.

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Home library of the late Richard Macksey, legendary Hopkins prof.