3 ideas from me
I.
I found myself in the beautiful, sunny streets of LA for the very first time, smoking a J with a dear friend of mine—perhaps the only friend I have who loves philosophy just as much as I do. We strolled the streets like two drunkards, intoxicated by a potent cocktail of cheap wine and conversations about love, death, poetry, and sex.
After a hearty giggle (that we both desperately needed), he smiled and said to me,
"Hanging out with you feels like poetry."
As a woman of many words, I was, for once, speechless.
To say it was the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me wouldn't suffice. "Nice" isn't even the word I would use.
Unlike a particularly shady Love Island contestant—it was sincere.
As a student and lover of philosophy, I am always wrestling with existentialism, perpetually on the brink of nihilism, questioning whether life has any inherent meaning.
Woe is me! O, how shall I spend my petty days? O, how shall I waste my days of no import?
In a world where nothing appears to matter at all, I've found meaning in discovering what matters to me—and who I matter to.
Sometimes, these kinds of epiphanies only awaken in good company.
Poetry is not only meant to be written but also to be lived—with people who make life feel like poetry.
"My idea of good company... is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company."
"You are mistaken," said he gently, "that is not good company, that is the best."
— Jane Austen, Persuasion
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II.
Only when you meet reality as it is, rather than as you long for it to be, do you become free to shape the reality that comes next.
Acceptance is your best friend.
Resistance is your enemy.
Jump into the pool—don't wait to be pushed in.
"What you resist, persists."
— C.G. Jung
“...what you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.”
― Carl Jung
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III.
One of my favorite movies is Christopher Robin (2018).
There's a scene that gently reminds us of the importance of staying present. Don't lose yourself worrying about yesterdays that can't be changed or tomorrows that may never come.
"What day is it?" asked Pooh.
"It's today," squeaked Piglet.
"My favorite day," said Pooh.
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2 Quotes from me
I.
“Tomorrow never comes, it is always today.”
― Osho
II.
"Do not disturb yourself by imagining your whole life at once"
- Marcus Aurelius
Rome wasn't built in a day.
What if, instead of trying to plan your whole life in a day, a week, or even a year, you just planned the next 30 days? Or 14? Or even just the next 7?
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1 Question from me
Would you rather know either someone's entire past or their entire future from just a five-second glance, which would you choose?
And which matters more: where they've been, or where they're going?
Thanks for reading.
Same time, next week?
Your friend,
Miss Wednesday
xoxo
P.s
If you love life, life will love you back.
