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accepting the 80:20 rule

spent the last five or so years in a maze of ennui and self-pity, but i have in the last 18 months slowly been clawing my way towards something resembling the life i want to be living. i can see the end of the tunnel now, but strangely that amplifies my impatience. when things seemed more hopeless it was perversely sort of freeing - i didn’t know where i should be going, so i wasn’t in a rush. now that i have the full map in my hands i have nothing left to do but drive towards the end. that’s exactly what i wanted, in a sense, but now i have the burden of actually executing on the promises i made to myself - turns out that’s harder than making the promises in the first place! who knew

@dotmatrices

Mar 3, 2025

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True rest

Coming to terms with something I call “productivity addiction,” I don’t think there are any parts of my life that aren’t oriented toward some form of emotional/physical/creative betterment. Even my hobbies and interests are becoming increasingly rooted in ideas of “success” and “growth.” It’s catching up to me. I need Real Leisure and I need it now. I want to have fun again. Time to undo some knots.

@heavensimulator

5d ago

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trust

one thing i've learned is that there is absolutely nowhere you should be or anything you should be striving for. u r where you r for a reason, don’t fight the current. knowing this has eased a lot of my anxieties about my future and what's to come. as long as i am avid about cultivating joy and doing things that give me a sense of purpose (reading books, journaling, quality time w/ friends + family) i know that everything else will fall into place. trust this and i promise it will prove to b fruitful! any action done in the present is a key factor in what your future will manifest as - one question i always ask myself is: is your current routine bringing you joy???

@sw33tp0tat0

Jan 22, 2025

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WATCHING INTERSTELLAR WHILE HOLDING YOUR DADS HAND

i dont know how i managed to field interstellar for more than a decade but today i decided i was finally going to see it. i didnt feel like holding my phone up for 3 hours and it was too hot in the living room (heat index today 41C wtf) so i went to the next best screen: the tv in my parents room. my dad was already in bed, cooling off after lunch. i climbed in beside him and put the film on, ignoring his half hearted protest that he wanted to nap lol i wanted to watch interstellar, he just happened to be there and then an old murph said she knew cooper would come back "because my dad promised me" and i realised i was holding my dads hand, time folding in on itself and i thought oh, maybe this is why i never saw this film before. maybe it was orbiting me all these years, waiting for this version of me, this version of my dad, this version of life where i could sit beside him, feeling the weight of a hot, humid manila summer, and the quiet gratitude of a moment finally arriving

@becoming

Apr 8, 2025

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sun print on garden rocks

making the most out of the beautiful sun we've been getting ! rly need to heal my productivity trauma bc the last time i printed on rocks was two whole years ago and the only reason i did this today was bc i had leftover solution from the cyanotype class i taught this morning 🥲 vowing to make more personal prints and to experiment more this season!!!!!

@becoming

Mar 16, 2025

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vase collab w besties

what a joy and honour it is to make things for and with people you love 💌 aligning schedules w gwoirlies who are all in the peak of their careers is so rough - the besties were literally in my studio at the crack of dawn to paint this vase hahaha only for R !! G also foraged and made the loveliest arrangement to go with our vase 💐 happiest birthday R !

@becoming

Mar 14, 2025