What I know to be true at 22, and possibly not at 23.
What I know changes with each of the lives that I live.
I think it’d be fun to do one of these every year :)
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What I know to be true is that attention and observation are what make life meaningful. I want to witness the world and the people in it. Attending to myself, to friends, to nature, to strangers has never been more pressing. I have so many years left to spend with myself, and I’m excited to get to know her.
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Art, music, literature, are my nourishments. Sometimes they’re the most important things, with the power to move lives. That I know.
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I know that food is and always will be important to me in how I take care of my body and soul. My identity is intertwined with the food I eat and make. It is how I can connect to my parents and my ancestry and to others.
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What I put into life is what I will get back, something that I don’t feel like I’ve been doing too great with recently. I’m forgetting to appreciate the little things, which I know to be what bring me the most joy: sunny walks, a good book, particularly rebellious flowers growing through fences.
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Not everything needs to be analyzed. Some things can just be felt. Words are not always the best medium for communication, though I have to admit there is an incredible power to being articulate and moving someone with your prose.
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I know that I’m afraid of a lot of things - much more than I would like to admit. I’m afraid of failure, of judgment, of doing the wrong thing. I know that probably won’t change much and that many others feel the same and what I can do is to have courage moving forward despite these fears.
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Everyone should be able to do their own thing and just try not to burn things down. I know how I want to live my life and I don’t need to agree with my friends’ life views. Friendship is built on understanding and seeing.
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I don’t have any grandiose hopes of changing the world right now, whatever that means. I want to change myself and bring joy to the people around me and do what I think is right.
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I know like being alone, much more than the common era permits. Hermit phases come and go, but I know the value of being with myself and conversing with her and the trees. Some of the best conversations I’ve had.
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I know that kindness and compassion exist in abundance.