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Things that Reminded me to feel Alive Today
hailo
·August 26, 2026

♡ the man who I thought was asking for directions, but actually did a 180 to tell me I was beautiful at 7:45am (I hadn’t even brushed my teeth yet)
♡ the ability to recognize that the way the man said it was creepy, but move on quickly and not feel icky about it (no!more!girlish!guilt!)
♡ the leaf that fell right in front of my face by the park
♡ my rocket volume maybelline mascara on top of [my] Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
♡ Blue by Marina
♡ the apple I ate at about 4:48pm
♡ writing 7 and a half pages with my left hand while eating dinner with my right
♡ multi-tasking and listening to The Velvet Underground
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