the slow burn version of making friends. like for real friends. it's a very wholesome and gradual process that reminds you how sacred it is to meet someone you vibe with just by virtue of showing up to a place often and lingering to chat. i'm gonna come by just to say hi not necessarily to buy something now. let's make some plans. tell me your life story in a piecemeal sort of way i wanna know
This is how I met one of my closest friends! I was their barista for like 4 years and then we hung out outside of the cafe and became instant besties!!!
what about if you go to a place you genuinely love for whatever reason and just make a habit of that? if you don't strike up conversation eventually they will for sure banoro
I love meeting people and then making an effort to become one on one friends with them. Some of my best friends I’ve made in adulthood have been chance encounters where I decided i needed to learn more about that person and consequently sought them out. These have blossomed into very fulfilling and creatively inspiring friendships. I don’t tend to work very well in friendship groups so this is the model that I have found works for me.
less attachment to identity markers and more-sensory driven living/being. staying conscious and in touch with our core essence and saying yes to life when the forces that be make it very easy to say no and cut ourselves off from others and the rest of the world. embodying this truth can ignite a sense of freedom and liberation that is a sexy balm...if you are into that kinda thing
nothing short of a spiritual advisor. here he is illuminating a truth I believe we all feel to be true when down and out but often forget/neglect out of allegiance to self-pity or the traps of misery. this could almost read as a hallmark card quote, but it exists elsewhere...so by default, it is its own thing. I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering— but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are.
do a giant wave to the birds in the trees, give your lungs a jolt & inhale that crisp morning air, instant cold plunge without the water and you feel ALIVE AND HERE
