This Is What It Means To Be Human

Megan Denton Ray, from “A Recovery Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics”

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It was April 24th, St. Mark’s Eve. ✨

Happy TRC Day to those who celebrate!

april fools day is actually the most sensible day of the year because it's the only day on which people will read something on the internet and stop for a second to consider whether or not it's actually true

save me sapphic!glory & gore… save me

2025

REMAIN BRAVE.

skate flat stones across the river.

make my home a sanctuary, a shelter, a welcome resting place.

learn the first names and favorite foods of neighbors.

keep the windows open as long as warmth allows.

ask myself: will it make a good memory?

earlier mornings, longer walks.

remember I am not without my own seasons.

write recipes on paper. print photos out for framing. seek the tangible, the homemade.

speak out about harm when I see it done. leave room for learning, but never complacency.

one long summer drive to myself. an overnight somewhere new if possible.

let the candles burn through winter.

joy is not made to be a crumb, but a feast. arrive fork and knife in hand.

BE HOPEFUL, BUT ALSO IN ACTION.

Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin

could i offer you some round bears in these trying times?

starting a collection

“Is that all?" she whispered.

Gansey closed his eyes. "That's all there is.”

HAPPY ST MARKS EVE