"no worries" ah but that is where you are wrong. there are many worries

ms angelou i will never get over this

Side-by-Side Galaxies Arp140 by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

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mfs will be like “I love the night :)” and then experience unliveable mental anguish the entire time

Big huge fan of the way people eyes soften when looking at people they love it’s like they can’t help but let their guard down and open their hearts up

a blue jay taking a bath 🛁 | source

So much peace to be found in realizing that social interactions are inherently “awkward.” People will always talk over each other or pause in a conversation or run dry for topics at times. It does not mean you’re uniquely horrible or that you don’t know how to socialize. I think it’s the way you react to it (either with anxiety or with nonchalance) that actually dictates how much weight it has. But even the most charming, most extroverted person on this earth has those momentary lapses that I think scares anxious (me included) people so much

Btw I’m not saying that awkwardness as a concept doesn’t actually exist. It definitely does, and some people are better at evading it than others. But I used to think that there was this halcyon standard where conversations just flowed and there there were no beats of silence and that to be experiencing any of these things still indicated a shortcoming on my end—when that’s literally present in any given conversation ever, however extroverted and good at socializing the people in it may be. The difference is some will catastrophize and see it as a big deal, whereas others will shake it off and not ruminate on their every breath in a social interaction. I truly think that’s what sets more easygoing people apart from the more stilted ones. It’s all about not making it into this giant thing, bc little intervals of awkwardness are simply unavoidable

I think this is worth adding—I was literally at my most judgmental when I was so up in my head about my every move in a social interaction. Because I struggled so hard to forgive myself for my “blunders,” I was very harsh on how people conducted themselves too. At some point just relaxing and letting go helps not only w your mental health, but also w enjoying the interaction itself. It really is good for connecting w other people all around to simply let go and let things flow (or to not!) and realize that awkwardness is not unique to YOUR conversations but is integral to literally everybody’s

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Don’t Hesitate by Mary Oliver

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.

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