july, softly

[typingnoise]

not a checklist.

not a challenge.
just a way to look at the month with both feet on the floor and a hand on the heart.

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things to tend to

• the stack of library books by the bed - return, renew, or finally read
• the windowsill basil that wants more sun (don’t we all?)
• inbox zero, but emotionally: reply to that one message you keep thinking about
• a small corner of the house that could feel more like you with a little care
• the habit of drinking water before coffee

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thoughts to return to

• you don’t have to earn rest
• not every silence is a problem to solve
• things take the time they take
• joy counts, even if no one sees it
• nothing blooms all year

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music to play on purpose

playlist: songs to make peace with your ghost to
a mix of ache, stillness, and strange comfort:

add your own. haunt gently.

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soft hopes

to write more, even if no one reads it
to feel the day instead of racing through it
to keep showing up as someone you like
to be surprised by tenderness
to remember: there is no behind, only beginning again

add your own. haunt gently.

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“It doesn’t have to be productive to be worthwhile.”

or, as the breeze through the open window might say:
you’re allowed to just be here.

 

Comments

[soricel]

A lot of this resonates with me, and I really like the way you worded some of these things/thoughts/hopes. :)

[pauraque]

Into Dust is such a great song and I hadn't listened to it in forever. Thank you for that, and good luck with your gentle goals.

[muscle_wizard]

Thoughts to return to on the whole resonated with me but I also really loved this one:

inbox zero, but emotionally: reply to that one message you keep thinking about

Yes <3

[popghost]

This is so gentle and grounding—it reads like a breath you didn’t realize you were holding. There’s such quiet power in framing care as tending, not fixing. I love that it's not about doing more, but doing with intention. The basil line especially got me—like yes, we all want a bit more light.

And “inbox zero, but emotionally”?? That’s poetry and a call-out in one breath, thank you for that.

I’m bookmarking “you don’t have to earn rest” and “joy counts, even if no one sees it” for every day I feel pulled into proving my worth by productivity. This whole list feels like someone gently placing a hand on your shoulder and reminding you to be a person, not a project. Just beautiful.

[typingnoise]

this is such a kind and generous response — thank you. i’m really glad it landed that way. sometimes we just need a small reminder that being is enough. and yes, may we all find a bit more light.