Good wishes

I hope that for every hard experience you endure, you are given many more moments of triumph over those things. I hope if you have days of heartache, that they end with a nighttime walk on a Friday with the perfect songs coming on shuffle and pleasant exchanges with strangers that make you feel a part of the world I hope the cat at the deli lets you pet it I hope when you smile at someone on the train they smile back I hope your hard days end with talks at the bodega that make you laugh and provide a sense of consistency and solidness I hope you have someone who will listen as you drawl on and on about xyz if you don't I hope you find the perfect people for you I hope you let them in i hope you don't give up so fast I hope you listen to others I hope you're patient if they don't share so easy I hope people will be patient with you too I hope you know people are often very good inside I hope you'll write some of it down I hope you enjoy your own appreciation of yourself as you do the appreciation of those who don't appreciate you nearly enough I hope you won't miss the appreciation that's less loud or mistake it for something else I hope you find a way to free yourself from things that hurt or maybe just find a way to keep them that doesn't drain you so much I hope you feel your free will and use it to sing out loud while you're walking up the same avenue you've walked forever I hope you'll be kind knowing it will be returned I hope even when you want to be hard you'll still be kind and you'll still smile at the people around you even if you don't know them especially if you don't know them I hope you'll keep looking for it and keep finding it I hope you'll come back to yourself and to others again and again

I hope good things happen for you I hope things work out if they're not if they are I hope they keep working out I hope you encounter things that make you smile when you're tired I hope you can rest I hope you will be cared for in the ways you need I hope you care for others but also for yourself I hope you always have hope and that when you don't you know it's coming back I hope that you take your time and express your joy I hope you're not embarrassed but if you are I hope you'll do it anyway and I hope that you say how you feel even if you're scared I hope you say it make sure you say it even if you have to take the time to figure out how or need to ground yourself in order to align with the part of you that knows what to say I'm sure it's not that big even if it feels big try I hope you're held when you open your heart I hope you hear the love thats loud I hope it doesn't scare you I hope you hear the love that's not loud at all barely audible because it's so massive it would shatter your eardrums I hope you see people as they are and not what you fear they are I hope you forgive them I hope your forgive yourself I hope you realize that at any moment you can begin again you can start fresh in small ways you can let things go you don't have to be a rock or a stone or a mountain or a river or a mirage or a dam you can be person and we can all just be people together I hope people remember you right and I hope you remember them right I hope everyone smiles back at you I hope you don't look back in anger too much I hope good things happen for you I hope the things I want for me happen for you too

I recommend water and sunshine and nature and touching trees I recommending sleeping late waking early waking late sleeping early I kind of recommend doing whatever you want because I'm not sure what you need to do but I recommend deep breaths and comfortable pants with big pockets and I think the nervous system is pretty good at telling you where you need to be and what you need right now I need to be at my center with my breath right now I need those who believe in me right now I feel best when I clear my mind when I focus on what's in front of me. I really enjoy and love focusing on what's in front of me I think time spent untangling old ways of thinking is worth it I think surrounding yourself with warmth is worth it I think it's good to be around people who don't see your laughter as frivolous or your whimsy as weakness it takes ALOT of strength to still have whimsy in this world it takes a lot to choose joy when there's so many reasonable reasons not to but I believe choosing joy is worth it because if we give up joy what is the point of the world we are building what is the point if we can't dance together. Right now I need my feet on the ground I've always said no one appreciates a boring day like me. No one appreciates time like a person who is freeing themselves from the crushing pressure no one appreciates life like someone who knows they're lucky to be here. I believe in our way I believe in the path I've chosen and I trust myself I trust my instincts and I know that even if I send and give all the good wishes in the world I won't be liked by everyone and I shouldn't be, because I am not for everyone, and I will not bend to be for everyone. I like our way our way is no judgment when possible but within reason our way is we are more interested in getting back to the joy than we are harping on the problem I love this way I love my path and I am grateful to many versions of me who fought for this version of me to be present and able to share these reflections • Thank you, thank you