The idea that we’re constantly optimising everything in our lives,is something I’ve felt but never quite put into words the way you have. That line about kids just being in the moment? So damn accurate.
Makes me wonder: at what point did we forget how to exist without an audience?
Ufff yes, I’d say very few people exist without an audience, because even the people who decide to get off social media would most likely want to impress their friends/ partners/ ex partners/ parents/ neighbors etc 🥲
rest is resistance is a really great book that doesn't completely correspond with this piece but you and the author are on similar wavelengths.
definitely agree with you in everything you said, and i would even go as far as to say that simply affirming yourself that you are enough can be a little fix that will take you very very far in the long term.
Felt like someone was grabbing me by my shoulders and gently shaking me - what a beautiful thing to be able to articulate exactly what my brain hasn’t been able to for months. Need to stop being a bystander in my own life.
Loved this, Sarah! Such a great reminder that life doesn’t have to be a constant optimization project. The way you describe embracing slowness and imperfection really resonates—especially when it comes to creativity. Sometimes the best things come from just letting things unfold rather than trying to squeeze out maximum efficiency. Thanks for this thoughtful piece!
this has been such a prevalent theme in my life recently! we have forgotten the sacred divine feminine in the way that we live. so many of us are just living in this world; we have forgotten how it feels to actually be alive.
Oh gosh, yes! I bet goddesses are collectively looking down on us, shaking their heads in disbelief! Like, did these women forget who the fuck they are and what they’re capable of if they weren’t so obsessed with comparing and fine-tuning themselves?
FUCK! Needed to read this so bad. Constantly being consumed of how to “be the best version of myself” as advertised EVERYWHERE when in reality, we really don’t need to
I know, right? It’s so fucking exhausting! I’m all for creating a life that makes us happy and proud, but in a playful and exploratory way—not in a self-obsessed and burnt-out way!
THIS is exactly what has been on my mind for sooooooo looong!!!!???? I feel like lately privacy is a luxury, the only free luxury, the mayority of society chooses not to have. We live surrounded by these perfectly curated realities and we as "normal" people are condemned to try and carbon copy that into our imperfect lives. Perfection cannot ever be achieved and if it is, it is actually achieved at a high cost that you will find out, it is not worth paying.
Amazing and inspiring to read you, here, today. Thank you. There is an expiration date for all this in each and every life. The soul will never give up. In each individual, it's there, calling us home. For so many now, it is a very very long road. But the day will come, a kind of crash, an awakening that "this life has never been my own." And then the hard work of reclaiming it. It will hit at 40-ish, then again...60ish...then again...But the rewards are immeasurable. Without attention, the suffering will continue. For now, I think of this by William Butler Yeats - and how funny that it fits for our country, too....
FUCK YES !! You perfectly captured the dissatisfaction that has been swimming in my mind… I am so fed up with how muted people/society has become. Live boldly & deliciously!!
Sarah, I am absolutely mesmerised by your writing. It is so raw and feels like you channel some sort of higher consciousness that shakes my mind and shouts, "wake up!"
Please, continue sharing your thoughts and wisdom with the rest of us.
This felt like someone holding my hand, and for once meaning it when they say "you don't have to be everything "
What a beautiful comment 🥹 thank you for reading lovely <3
The idea that we’re constantly optimising everything in our lives,is something I’ve felt but never quite put into words the way you have. That line about kids just being in the moment? So damn accurate.
Makes me wonder: at what point did we forget how to exist without an audience?
Ufff yes, I’d say very few people exist without an audience, because even the people who decide to get off social media would most likely want to impress their friends/ partners/ ex partners/ parents/ neighbors etc 🥲
I totally agree with you
rest is resistance is a really great book that doesn't completely correspond with this piece but you and the author are on similar wavelengths.
definitely agree with you in everything you said, and i would even go as far as to say that simply affirming yourself that you are enough can be a little fix that will take you very very far in the long term.
Cool thank you, I will definitely give it a read!
Felt like someone was grabbing me by my shoulders and gently shaking me - what a beautiful thing to be able to articulate exactly what my brain hasn’t been able to for months. Need to stop being a bystander in my own life.
Loved this, Sarah! Such a great reminder that life doesn’t have to be a constant optimization project. The way you describe embracing slowness and imperfection really resonates—especially when it comes to creativity. Sometimes the best things come from just letting things unfold rather than trying to squeeze out maximum efficiency. Thanks for this thoughtful piece!
Thank you for reading ❤️
this has been such a prevalent theme in my life recently! we have forgotten the sacred divine feminine in the way that we live. so many of us are just living in this world; we have forgotten how it feels to actually be alive.
Oh gosh, yes! I bet goddesses are collectively looking down on us, shaking their heads in disbelief! Like, did these women forget who the fuck they are and what they’re capable of if they weren’t so obsessed with comparing and fine-tuning themselves?
A-fucking-men to this whole essay. Couldn’t agree more wholeheartedly
Thank you so much for reading!! ❤️
FUCK! Needed to read this so bad. Constantly being consumed of how to “be the best version of myself” as advertised EVERYWHERE when in reality, we really don’t need to
I know, right? It’s so fucking exhausting! I’m all for creating a life that makes us happy and proud, but in a playful and exploratory way—not in a self-obsessed and burnt-out way!
You couldn't have said it any better!!
THIS is exactly what has been on my mind for sooooooo looong!!!!???? I feel like lately privacy is a luxury, the only free luxury, the mayority of society chooses not to have. We live surrounded by these perfectly curated realities and we as "normal" people are condemned to try and carbon copy that into our imperfect lives. Perfection cannot ever be achieved and if it is, it is actually achieved at a high cost that you will find out, it is not worth paying.
Amazing and inspiring to read you, here, today. Thank you. There is an expiration date for all this in each and every life. The soul will never give up. In each individual, it's there, calling us home. For so many now, it is a very very long road. But the day will come, a kind of crash, an awakening that "this life has never been my own." And then the hard work of reclaiming it. It will hit at 40-ish, then again...60ish...then again...But the rewards are immeasurable. Without attention, the suffering will continue. For now, I think of this by William Butler Yeats - and how funny that it fits for our country, too....
From The Second Coming
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
💙💙💙
I loved this read ❤️
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Oo God There are very less people whom I can tell this ....But I find you quite relatable .
Thank you for writing....It's s pleasure reading you. ❣️❣️I hope we can just have a conversation someday .
Ohh this means a lot, thank you so much!!! 🥹❤️
FUCK YES !! You perfectly captured the dissatisfaction that has been swimming in my mind… I am so fed up with how muted people/society has become. Live boldly & deliciously!!
Yes!! muted is such a good word to describe it!!
Sarah, I am absolutely mesmerised by your writing. It is so raw and feels like you channel some sort of higher consciousness that shakes my mind and shouts, "wake up!"
Please, continue sharing your thoughts and wisdom with the rest of us.
this was absolutely incredible !!