carry yourself lightly - by Nix 🕊 - starting from nix

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An informal, unedited piece. What are some things you’re thinking about? Let me know in the comments below :) A few things have been slotting into place. I made two big decisions on Tuesday within the span of an hour which will materially change the way my life looks next year. When things change they often change abruptly. Sometimes life feels like a precarious stack of dominos. Once you make a big decision, all of reality falls sequentially to accommodate it. Some of my writing from 3 years ago still feels oddly relevant now: I used to have a really hard time with transition states. When I left Asia for college in America, some grand golden door had opened and in its wake, all the other chapters of my childhood swung shut. I was deeply scared of the unknown — not even of places, but of myself. I didn't know what part of my identity would remain sturdy and alive, and what other parts would loosen and detach and wither. Over time I realized you can never predict what stays and what goe

Alphonse Osbert - Antique Evening, 1908 Oil on canvas An informal, unedited piece. What are some things you’re thinking about? Let me know in the comments below :) A few things have been slotting into place. I made two big decisions on Tuesday within the span of an hour which will materially change the way my life looks next year. When things change they often change abruptly. Sometimes life feels like a precarious stack of dominos. Once you make a big decision, all of reality falls sequentially to accommodate it. Some of my writing from 3 years ago still feels oddly relevant now: I…

carry yourself lightly - by Nix 🕊 - starting from nix

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