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she didn’t live a life with pieces that could be permanently etched on her body. No great adventures, no fantastical experiences, no traditional milestones. No outsize success or devastating loss. Her life was as unadorned as her ordinary brown skin.
There was privilege in having an average life, she rationalized. Not needing to process extreme highs or lows meant security.
Saving for dreams she’d never attempted to make real was the only way for her to believe in someday.
It was the most irritating kind of discontent, one without aim or goal.
Tulsi clearly needed to fix her face today.
“Everything in nature is a combination of five elements—earth, water, air, fire, and space. You must start there first, before the rasa.”
Her friends did things. Tulsi let things happen to her. Now Tulsi knew that she’d been passive for so long that it had become a part of her. Doing just enough to make herself feel like she was doing something, when in fact she’d been stalling.
She’d once read an academic paper on psychology that mentioned that most people filled in the blanks based on their own biases.
More that if her nails were done, her life was under control.
“Creativity needs a clear mind.
“The past is fixed. There’s no point in wondering. We live in the present with an eye toward the future.”
We do not cease to be who we are destined to be because of loss. We gain strength, empowerment. There is achievement in doing things on your own. A fulfillment of sorts.”
The Kite Runner. ‘Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.’
People need to know when they’ve caused you pain. After you’ve made them aware, if they still continue, then you disregard them. That’s how you set your boundaries.”
“It’s better to go where you’re welcome than to be unwelcomed in your own home.”
“There’s on your own and by yourself,”
She worried for a moment that it was too much. Then remembered that she could handle anything.
