32 true things
The best friends are those who never doubt your dreams.
Endings are also beginnings.
I feel loved when people make space for me, eat seconds of food I make for them, and send/tell me random things that reminded me of them.
Learning becomes more difficult but also more essential as I get older.
I love public transit.
People saying, “Thank you!” to bus drivers is the daily dose I need to remember that there is good in the world.
Seeing mountains regularly is almost as good as my anxiety meds.
Being kind is better than being nice.
I’m a crier.
Having friends outside of your generation is so so lovely.
I love making pottery! Who knew!
Songs About Jane is the best debut album (of all time?).
“My friends have good taste and they like me.” is a great mantra in anxiety spiral moments.
Faith should always be more about love than rules.
Questions sometimes stress other people out, but they help me feel settled.
I miss Vernor’s, Aldi, and Lake Michigan.
I need to have grace for myself and others, and hope everyone else can muster the same.
It’s (still) hard to find treasure in everyone, but it’s (still) worth it.
My notes app and my calendar are lifelines.
Complimenting strangers is the best.
Still love books, still baffled that I’ll never run out of things to read, still going strong with 100 books a year!
I am nothing if not a yapper.
The absolute best use of your time and energy is loving and protecting your people.
The world is messy and scary and huge and beautiful, all at once.
“Neighbor is not a geographic term, it is a moral concept." Rabbi Joachim Prinz
Sometimes self-care looks like buying diced onions instead of cutting them myself.
This year is one I made arguably the biggest and best decisions I’ve ever made for myself, and I’m so proud.
Nesting in a new space is important.
Everyday curiosity did not, in fact, kill anyone.
The world is heavy, but I lift what I can.
I am grateful and humbled by all the people who’ve continued to love me from so many miles away.
As always, I love you for reading this, whoever you are.
