coming of age
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The face of the movement against arrogance A child is much easier to criticize than a king Who will defend a fallen Icarus? Who would’ve commissioned a better pair of wings? // Curiosity and ambition heralded as sinfulness The selective interpretation of oral tradition The fathers warn their sons about Icarus Just another lie of…
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28 August 2024. 3/75. New end date: November 8. Quick rundown: I have 10 overall goals that I want to focus on for the next 75 days. My actual goal is to do any 5 of them each day. If I don’t do all 5, I have to start all over. 🙂 Get out of…
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27 August 2024. 2/75. New end date: November 8. Get out of bed within 10 minutes of waking up OR don’t go on my phone within 10 minutes of waking up (except for stopping alarm clocks and checking the time) OR get up before 7:30am (can stay in bed longer if you wake up earlier)…
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Evil perspectives echo through my head Of so-called candor cloaking comparison and hatred Calculated laughter, condescension as the intent Credit intimacy and comfort as excuses to treat me like I’m less // I don’t usually believe in public displays of affection or emotion Breakdowns are reserved for moments of desperate isolation I’m trying so hard…
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21 August 2024. 1/75. New end date: November 8. Well hello there! You know the drill. We’re starting over. But it’s okay, it’s okay. The challenge itself is in the consistency, and I’ve noticed that even on the days where I don’t meet the goals, I still do better than I would have otherwise. It’s…
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15 August 2024. Day 4/75 It’s a new record y’alllllll!!!!! Day 4 is looking beautiful and I feel like I’m still going strong! Very proud 🙂 I’m posting this a bit late because I kept obsessing over what I wrote for the lil journal prompt part and freaking out that I wasn’t expressing my thoughts…
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14 August 2024. Day 3/75 Here are the updates: Get out of bed within 10 minutes of waking up OR don’t go on my phone within 10 minutes of waking up (except for stopping alarm clocks and checking the time) OR get up before 7:30am (can stay in bed longer if you wake up earlier)…
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13 August 2024. Day 2/75 Hellooooo So here are the 9 goals I want to focus on: Get out of bed within 10 minutes of waking up OR don’t go on my phone within 10 minutes of waking up (except for stopping alarm clocks and checking the time) OR get up before 7:30am (can stay…
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12 August 2024. Day 1/75 Yeah, I know, I know. Starting over again. But I’m trying to keep the same mindset. It’s okay to start over. As long as I keep trying, that’s all the matters. It could take 75 days, it could take 3 years. But one day, I will figure out a way…
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2 August 2024. Day 1/75. Yeah. I guess this is the reality of it. I keep having to start over because for some reason I can’t get through the reading portion. I have God-awful ADHD and sometimes routines get so hard for me. So I guess I have to start even smaller and just do…
