I read this somewhere a couple of weeks ago: “I want you to see me, but I don’t know if I’m ready to be seen,” and since, I’ve been fixated on finding the explanation and the right balance within that tension: between wanting to be truly seen and wanting to remain a hidden ‘treasure’.
I don’t remember why I followed you 😅 but I’m glad I found an excuse to share this little obsession of mine lately. I hope you don’t mind.
now that you mention it, I used to think that I’m okay with being seen (I like to call myself an open book) but now that I think about it, I also have a lot of my life that I keep hidden away. Not necessarily because they’re a secret, but sometimes I want to let people know at the right time and on my terms.
thank you for sharing, i’ll be thinking about this too now
great read!!! i’ve been thinking a lot about that one jemima jo kirke screenshot of her saying “i think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much,” to someone asking for advice for ‘unconfident’ young women. i know substack and the rest of the internet have probably think-piece’d it to death, so I’ll spare you my word vomit.
p.s. seeing your list of hyperfixations, i wanted to recommend the youtube recording of the original cast of sondheim’s here we are performing “the road,” if you haven’t seen it. it might be hard to understand if you aren’t familiar with the musical, but bear with me and tune into micaela diamond’s part at 3:49. hope you enjoy!
the way i see it, to not get lost in the world of signs is to not overthink. gross reduction, but a simpler way of saying: body is a tether that grounds me when my mind is racing and reaching escape velocity. some kind of biological humbling to a metaphysical overclaim.
from Murakami's 1Q84: "But pure, unadulterated feelings are dangerous in their own way. It is no easy feat for a flesh-and-blood human being to go on living with such feelings. That is why it is necessary for you to fasten your feelings to the earth—firmly, like attaching an anchor to a balloon." great read haikal.
I read this somewhere a couple of weeks ago: “I want you to see me, but I don’t know if I’m ready to be seen,” and since, I’ve been fixated on finding the explanation and the right balance within that tension: between wanting to be truly seen and wanting to remain a hidden ‘treasure’.
I don’t remember why I followed you 😅 but I’m glad I found an excuse to share this little obsession of mine lately. I hope you don’t mind.
Enjoyed the read!
now that you mention it, I used to think that I’m okay with being seen (I like to call myself an open book) but now that I think about it, I also have a lot of my life that I keep hidden away. Not necessarily because they’re a secret, but sometimes I want to let people know at the right time and on my terms.
thank you for sharing, i’ll be thinking about this too now
great read!!! i’ve been thinking a lot about that one jemima jo kirke screenshot of her saying “i think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much,” to someone asking for advice for ‘unconfident’ young women. i know substack and the rest of the internet have probably think-piece’d it to death, so I’ll spare you my word vomit.
p.s. seeing your list of hyperfixations, i wanted to recommend the youtube recording of the original cast of sondheim’s here we are performing “the road,” if you haven’t seen it. it might be hard to understand if you aren’t familiar with the musical, but bear with me and tune into micaela diamond’s part at 3:49. hope you enjoy!
please word vomit away - always prefer people writing out things rather than holding themselves back.
thank you for the rec will watch!!
the way i see it, to not get lost in the world of signs is to not overthink. gross reduction, but a simpler way of saying: body is a tether that grounds me when my mind is racing and reaching escape velocity. some kind of biological humbling to a metaphysical overclaim.
from Murakami's 1Q84: "But pure, unadulterated feelings are dangerous in their own way. It is no easy feat for a flesh-and-blood human being to go on living with such feelings. That is why it is necessary for you to fasten your feelings to the earth—firmly, like attaching an anchor to a balloon." great read haikal.