One Of The Things That Makes Autism A Disability (and Why Some Of Us Choose To Label It As Such Rather

nothing's more attractive than someone who teaches you things without making you feel like you're dumb for not knowing it already

I wonder what our life would look like if we actually lived like there's no tomorrow. We want to do something? We do it today. Tomorrow doesn't exist, it's an arbitrary concept that we can put anything that's outside of our daily norm into in order to worry about it later. I'm tired of tomorrow. I'm tired of waiting. And I'm tired of being too tired to do anything today

The stone floor of a church in Brittany, France comes alive with color as morning sun filters through stained glass. photo: Jim Richardson

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love

people will see a fandom thing and be like "why isn't this a fanfic" "why is there no fanfic about this" my brother in christ, because you're not writing it

Honestly, people generally don't want much... They want to eat their favorite food. They want to go to the seaside and smell the fresh air. They want to nap on the grass and listen to music. They want to hold their loved ones in their arms, and be held in return. They want warm clothes, be occupied with a profession/a hobby that does not smother them. They want to feel safe and unafraid. Mostly, they want to live without being ridiculed, manipulated or being forced. And this is why capitalism/modern life overall is so upsetting, depressing and even destructive. Because thinking about how small and simple things you yearn for & how hard it is to even be able to have them really wears you off