you underestimate how much your curiosity affects people

i write down my principles where i can see them - they’re what keep me aligned with my values ☆

gm 🌞

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One day, when we're older Will we still look up in wonder? Someday, when we're wiser Will our hearts still have that fire?

understanding people and excusing people are not the same thing. you can understand someone without agreeing with them. you can see their flaws without reducing them to those flaws. you can acknowledge hurt without turning someone into a villain.

i am very curious about other people. not in a nosy way but in a genuine way. it’s frustrating sometimes.

how was #OFF ? sad to have missed this year

my love language: i pay attention to the little things. i remember things people tell me, even when they don’t expect me to. i notice when someone’s energy changes, even if they haven’t said anything out loud. i connect conversations from months ago to things happening today. i follow up on things that mattered to someone because i genuinely want to know how it turned out. i spend a lot of time trying to understand people—not just what they think, but why they think it. i remember places, conversations, compliments, and moments long after they’ve happened. i care deeply about the people i connect with, and sometimes i forget that not everyone expresses care in the same way. i think one of the ways i love people is by remembering them.

invest in who invests in you

found this while cleaning up my camera roll #photography

Not everything valuable looks productive while it’s happening. Sometimes it just looks like curiosity. Sometimes it looks like wandering.

people talk a lot about chemistry and sparks but i think peace is underrated

i think love is found in the little, quiet things, like: • being understood without having to explain every part of yourself. • someone noticing when your energy shifts. • feeling calm around someone instead of anxious. • being able to exist without performing all the time. i used to think love had to feel intense in order to be real. but the older i get, the more i think real love feels safe. soft. consistent. not perfect. just genuine. 🤍

anyone been to Patagonia? #asknostr

apparently he’s a velcro sentinel dog 🐶