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september is here and it feels like a brand new beginning. new classes, fresh notebooks, the idea of trying a new hobby or returning to the gym, maybe even learning a language or baking something warm and sweet.

but here's a little reminder routines don’t fall into place overnight. it’s okay if it takes you days or even weeks to find your pace again.

try starting small — a short study session, prepping your bag the night before, making one cozy recipe. pair new habits with old ones, and let progress grow slowly.

be patient with yourself. september isn’t about rushing, it’s about soft steps, quiet progress, and building a rhythm that feels sustainable.

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Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry written c. September 1929, featured in Selected Diaries

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Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.

~Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf

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“Autumn killed the summer with the softest kiss”

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when you’re having a new obsession aka niche interest does it bring you closer to your real authentic self or further away beacause i have no fckn clue at this point

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me and a little new friend I made along the way

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🤍 bliss 🤍

Ian Astbury of The Cult performing their song ‚Hollow Man’ in 1986

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enchanting 🌙✨

Ian Astbury | The Cult

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Baby Ian back in 1983

Photo by Peter Anderson

#Ian Astbuty #The Cult #Death Cult #Southern Death Cult

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if you’re not into some dumb embarrassing shit you’re not living your truth

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aesthetic 🔮✨ Ian Astbury | The Cult

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everyday nirvana

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Understanding is an art. And not everyone is an artist.

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WE’RE NOT MEANT TO STAY THE SAME

Deepak Chopra; // "Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey", by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (2008); // Lisa Brooks; // "The Angles In Heaven Done Signed My Name", by Leo "Bud" Welch; // "Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays", by Durga Chew-Bose; // "The Book of Disquiet", by Fernando Pessoa; // "I've Changed a Lot", by Sarah Juers; //"The Rom Con", by Devon Daniels.