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This was posted on a ‘second hand finds’ Facebook page…
…only to be followed by this amazing message.
The roller coaster ride started.
With a happy ending…
…and a sweet poem to finish.
So I hate facetime but have two small nephews who live very far away and wanted them to know who I was. So when second nephew was born, I started sending first nephew (4 years old) a postcard every week.
The content wasn't anything special. I made cookies, I saw this flower, my cats did this. He likes trucks and machinery so I scoured redbubble for anything related to machinery and got a giant batch of machine postcards. Whenever I traveled, I'd hunt down a postcard for him.
My second nephew turned four this year, and I started sending him postcards as well. Both of them like Pokemon now, so mostly it's been double Pokemon postcards every week. I don't hear much from them, or my sister, so I just generally hope they're enjoyed and try to remember to mail them before Sunday.
However. This week my mom informed me second nephew likes the postcards SO MUCH he brings them into daycare to show around. And when I shared that with my sister, she told me not only does he bring them into daycare, he sleeps with them at naptime.
The only higher honor would be for her to tell me he's eating them.
the makeup industry is kinda evil but lipstick did go off with leaving little kiss marks on everything you smooch… i won’t lie
David Hampton planted douglas fir and larch trees in a forest in Oregon to resemble a face. Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.
A mural of a forest in the South Bronx, New York. Captured by Thomas Hoepker, 1983
Mural Art by Alan Sonfist, 1978. The building still exists, however the mural is no longer there
if you start reading books again. you will feel at least a little better. I promise
You need to start unironically loving stupid things again and maybe realize they're not so stupid afterall
Do you think 27 is still young?
I think 70 is young if you know how to move through the world
One time this man approached me in a bar talking in Spanish. So I assumed he was Spanish and we started speaking, we had a whole ass conversation and at some point he was like. So what part of Spain are you from? And I said well I’m Italian actually. What part of Spain are you from? And he was like. I’m Greek.
I know it sounds fake but you really do have a lot of silent lovers on this planet who look at you and wish they had your smile or your hair color or your humor or your intellect or your intentions or your heart, your manners, your eyes, your ease, even just you. People who are too shy to tell you what they admire about you or what they wish for you or who they see themselves becoming bc of you & they’re too shy to tell you. even tho it isn’t verbalized, the universe has still heard and the universe has loved you for helping out on its creations. You’re that person. You’re you.
Just wanted to say
To all you guys with anxiety or depression, you're going to have a great day.
hey.. hey..
yeah, you <3
how are you doing?
you know, despite what some want you to believe, you're not a bad person if you don't interact with every post you see, or if you don't reply to DMs instantly.
you're not a bad person if you scroll past political posts because they're too much, or if you skip over discourse or graphic imagery
you're not doing anything wrong if you filter out certain tags because they're too much..
you're not a bad person for keeping yourself safe online
it may suck right now but i believe in you :) if you can, go have a drink of water, stretch, eat something... do something for yourself..
remember to take your meds, stay hydrated, warm, and if you need mobility aids, go forth and slay my friend! you look seriously cool with them
you've got this. promise. <3