A month (and a bit) has passed!
Hope you are having a good day! Mine is going fast, but I feel like I didn’t do much, do you know days like these?
Anyways, I overheard a conversation the other day, or more like a sentence; ‘It is either about death or about sex’ - it made me giggle a bit and almost wanted to reply with: ‘isn’t that the truth!’. Even though I didn’t know what they were talking about, it resonated with me because death and sex play huge roles (or themes!) in the circle of life. And yes, that has been on my mind still.
I present you: the circle of life
All of these have had a major impact on my life (maybe yours too?) And because I am confronted with the possibility of losing someone who is close to me, my love for life is growing. Yes, I know how bizarre that sounds. And don’t get me wrong, I am in pain and feeling lost because of it, often, but I can’t help notice that it also helps me focus on love more. All influenced by each other. In one of my poems I called this, ‘hopeless positivity I got from my mother’, but actually, I am proud - first to have such a positive mother and second, to have her share it with me.
I became a huge fan of post-it’s and since I just moved into a new studio, the first thing I did was:
Next to these post-its, there is a picture of a bottle of perfume that has #moments written on it, and it cracks me up every time I look at it.
It’s the little things, isn’t it (don’t take me too seriously please)
My mind is fragmented so this newsletter will be too:
Here is a poem I wrote recently:
i am forgetful towards my friends
but not towards myself
i make up poems as i walk
to feel like an intellectual
i hold you dear, thought
also when i forget
keep on thinking about love
when walking past my shadow
because my shadow looks like you
and how could i forget, that
Thank you for reading this <3
until next month!