4.9.20 // This is Me.

This is me.
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This is me back in October.
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From this photo, you would never know that I was in a dark place. A place of uncertainty, fear, and doubt…You would never know that I woke up that morning feeling heart-racing anxiety..That is both the blessing and the curse that comes with photos.
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In a stint of random snow that fell that day, I found a silver lining in the perfect snowflakes that quieted Minneapolis and my mind. Always finding solace in the silencer of a snowfall, I went out and took photos, snapping this one to my mom.
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It was a blissful moment and a silver lining in a tumultuous time, but in no way did this photo capture the full picture of who I was, what I was feeling, and where I was in my life journey.
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I implore you, all of you, to be extra careful and cautious when scrolling social media right now.
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Life is delicate and emotions are heightened due to the climate of the world whether we want to admit it or not. Even if we are finding the snowfall like silver linings, there are still big pictures that we aren't seeing outside of these perfect photo boxes.
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In this moment especially, judgment and assumptions are not only painful, but they are poisonous to any already very unstable balance in humanity.
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If you can and have energy: I ask for you to feel love, show kindness, and lean into vulnerability and sensitivity.
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However, as an anxious person, I understand that ask can feel like a lot... but if we can make small steps together, maybe we can tip the scale towards love and away from pain.