A cat lays in the sun
Belly up
Soaking in the warmth
His Sister comes by
What are you doing Brother
Trying
Said Brother
Trying?
Questioned Sister
With her black and white spots
Standing on end a bit
It appears you are doing nothing
She said
Does it?
He asked
Perhaps things are not
What they seem
He replied
And with that
He dragged himself up
Into a sitting position
I see you have moved
Said Sister
But sitting is not really trying
You think not?
Asked Brother
Quietly
I spent last night
Locked outside
Helping a friend who
Was cold and sad
That in turn made me
Cold and sad
This morning
When I came back in
I helped the Dog
Find its toy
(He always seems to lose it)
Iβm tired
And a bit melancholy
So Iβm trying to cheer up
By laying in the sun
This feels like real work
Like real trying
I see
Said Sister
You are trying very hard on the inside
And I couldnβt see that
So I assumed you were not trying
But now I see
I was wrong
Trying on the inside
May be the hardest trying there is
Thank you, Sister
Purred Brother
Thank you for trying to understand
Trying
Is everything
I accepted because mysterious ladies offering bourbon under the stars is very much my aesthetic.
- Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea.
To everyone who's going through loss in life, whether it be a person, wealth, your job, your health; it's okay to be vulnerable and to complain π» Just know that this feeling of grief isn't forever and it's all gonna be okay.
I'm proud of you π»
When Sylvia plath said, "why can't I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming" ; and when Ocean Vuong said, "you would tell them that the most useful thing one can do with empty hands is hold on" jwjwuwjwwjwbbevevegehbe im gonna go overdose on chai now, bye.
02.03.23
So, today, I got done with a lecture that I've been putting off since December. Feel much more productive. I have a long day tomorrow. I have 2 more lectures to go through and a 5 chap test of physics tomorrow.
"...it is sad of course, to forget. But it is a lonely thing, to be forgotten. To remember when no one else does."
- the invisible life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
Slacking off in the name of self care is not okay. Sometimes, the best thing that you can do for yourself is push yourself a bit more to secure the future that you've always dreamed of. π± Productivity is self care π±
w e d n e s d a y
Today, I honestly didn't feel like studying. I felt disappointed in myself because the test results got announced and I feel like I failed myself.
However I'm choosing not to dwell on that feeling. I studied quite a bit today and I didn't let my emotions hold me back. I'm pms-ing hard af too. >_<
I want to forget.
is wanting to vibe under wisteria with my chai and a book too much to ask for?
π quotes | study | self-help π΅
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