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pay attention to when you feel most at home in yourself

The Swan No. 2 by Hilma af Klint Lately I’ve been feeling really at home in myself. Which is to say: I feel settled, tethered to the world in a stable, smooth way that feels really comforting. This a noticeable shift from how I felt when I was in a chronic state of performing. Then, I never felt at home in myself. Unless I could go for long stretches of time—like vacations or long breaks—without putting my performing-mask on, I was always scrambling, trying to grasp at my sense of self but never really able to hang onto it, like clenching at a fistful of sand. Eventually I got tired of…

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