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There’s a quiet ache that lives in all of us - a longing not just to be seen, but to be known. It’s the ache of walking through the world with stories tucked behind our ribs, hoping someone might ask the kind of question that unlocks them. It’s the ache of laughter that almost covers the loneliness, of strength that hides the softness we wish someone would touch gently.
And then there’s the awe.
The awe of connection. Of finding someone who doesn’t flinch at our truth. Who hears the tremble in our voice and leans in, not away. It’s the awe of shared silence, of glances that say more than words, of feeling like we belong - not because we’re perfect, but because we’re real.
To be alive is to carry both: the ache of isolation and the awe of intimacy. We crave closeness not just for comfort, but because it reminds us we’re not alone in our wondering. That someone else is out there, navigating the same questions, feeling the same pull toward meaning.
Intimate connection isn’t just romance or friendship - it’s the sacred exchange of presence. It’s saying, I see you, and hearing, I’m still here. It’s the moment when the ache softens and the awe expands, and we realize that maybe, just maybe, we’re building something beautiful together.
does anyone know what they want to do with their life?
I have no idea what's it all about??
(message in a toilet- gordon's)
My contribution to the Good Grief, Charlie Brown exhibition at Somerset House, London. It is part of the Marcus Coates's Life Questions Installation.
When I got home from celebrating the new year last night, I immediately felt like I had work to do... So, #January's Question for #Thought is my #NoteToSelf... Get a hold of the urgency to do and/or be part of something BIG no matter how small the start! #Remember small always has the opportunity to land on greater.
Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!!! -Lauren Alicia
"I use positivity as encouragement and negativity as fuel... So my opposites always attract success!" -GYC Girl YOU Crazy
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