Shirley Xiao
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- An Interview with Andrew Garfield - Believer Magazine2 savers
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I went for a walk on the beach. The sun was setting and it was freezing. I found I needed to jump, so I just jumped into the ocean. And it’s funny: as soon as my full body and head were submerged, it was like I got the medicine, and my chest released, and I let it all go. My interpretation of that moment was that it was the wisdom of nature, the wisdom of the earth, the wisdom of the ocean letting me know, Hey. Yeah, it’s hard, it’s horrible. I’m not taking away this unique pain you’re feeling, but just so you know, us out here, us water molecules—we’ve been seeing this for millennia. And actu…
An Interview with Andrew Garfield - Believer MagazineI choose to hold those people who don’t make me feel small close to my heart. I’m very intentional with the people I work with and spend time with now. I need to get better at confrontation, but whenever I find myself in these environments again, I’m going to see how I can remove myself and facilitate spaces more conducive to my growth, instead of losing a part of myself to appease other people.
on feeling small - by mathu - chai latte