i want to be everywhere
I found this picture from two years ago (this is really important to me guys) and realized the words on the screen feel just a little different to me now. The picture is an excerpt from an essay by Tara Monjazeb, which I remember resonating with me so much when I first came across it. I even wrote about this in my journal back in February this year, which I think is funny because apparently I have been thinking about the same thing for longer than I realized. Before I begin, a little credit where it’s due: Tara Monjazeb has honestly been one of my biggest writing inspirations for years. I’ve always admired the way she writes about ordinary things and somehow makes them feel worth sitting with. Okay. There is a strange pressure to always be participating. Back then, I thought participation meant saying yes more often. It meant stepping into things instead of watching from the sidelines, letting myself be part of whatever life was offering me. I think a lot of that came from b...