DaRaun

turning dreams into habits

what you see in others is what exists in you

I have slowly become this guy and once you get past the desire to avoid uncomfortable conversations the world is your oyster

I’ve said this before, but being a genuinely kind and authentic person who expresses your vulnerabilities and/or doesn’t follow certain unspoken “social hierarchy” rules will put a major target on your back by those who see those traits as “performative” or even manipulative/deceitful. People who consistently view others that way are telling on themselves. How we perceive the world (including other people) mirrors the conditions of our own inner world. A healthy person does not interpret basic consideration as some kind of control tactic. A grounded person does not consistently assume the worst of others. Doing so will either 1. eventually create a self-fulfilling prophecy, or, 2. result in the cognitive distortion of “confirmation bias,” where the other person cannot “win” no matter what they do because you have already decided their intentions or motivations for them.

birds do not explain why they left

esoteric knowledge acquired from deep grief

birds leave whenever they want

the world needs more flash mobs, i will not explain further

i don’t have to be perfect to be present

coherence

A person who avoids embarrassment will usually avoid growth too. The same situations that threaten your image are often the ones that expand your life.

leaning so heavy into the late 80s stylistic language instead of doing a modernized pastiche of early shirow is such a cool choice

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If you see me happier just know I built this shit from the inside out.

One thing i've learned.. life is a paradox. In order to heal you must hurt, in order to love you must break open, in order to have peace you must face chaos. Never regret any experience in your life, because it is always meant to bring you balance. The light always follows.

it’s very simple: if we expect certain people to show up for us and support us in our lives, then we owe those same individuals explanations whenever we’re absent or distant in theirs. you cannot continue to benefit from someone else’s effort whilst neglecting them with your own.

no one prepared me for getting older & meeting my younger selves with more clarity & compassion every time I look in the mirror. sometimes I just say I’m sorry for how cruel I’ve been to myself

attunement outside of a good therapist, mentor or coach truly is such a rare quality in every day life and when you experience it, it really does highlight how unforgiving and harsh people act on the daily

please this game looked so fun

this will heal me

most people are content in curating a distorted view of how they want to be seen by others instead of honestly looking themselves in the mirror