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issue 02.

our still alive list

12/24/2019

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[this photo of palm trees against the sky always makes me feel good]
  • I am happy to keep learning
  • my family--this includes close friends and pets
  • lavender, daffodils, and white orchids 
  • how my old raincoat will always smell of campfire
  • ​old movies 
  • ​strengthening my yoga practice 
  • my family
  • the way small children think the world works
  • my dear friends
  • dancing to really loud music
  • a book, well-worn or completely new, the nervousness before reading it, the hole in your chest when you have finished it.
  • that I’ve given my life to art
  • moss
  • my dog
  • moments of being treated with kindness and gentleness by people who care about your well-being
  • the upbeat rythm of the city, with its skyscrapers and its anonymity and its million possibilities
  • oceans, particularly watching waves crash
  • the tranquility of the countryside, with its tall-as-buildings pine trees and its endless variety of sky colors and the security that knowing everyone provides
  • the impulse to notify my fiance whenever I pass a cute dog
  • reading by candlelight while wrapped in a cozy blanket
  • going to Pride festivals and seeing all the joyful people celebrating queerness and the little kids that are growing up in that atmosphere of joy and realizing it is clear evidence that the world is always getting better
  • coffee in the morning
  • I used to be afraid of death because of what it would mean for me, my memories, my soul, that sort of thing. But now I simply long for more time with this world I've grown to love. The rich frequency of every living thing makes me so happy to be alive, and keeps me alive!
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you by Tobias Kersey

12/19/2019

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You are the most important person in your life. it’s true. you are the single most important thing needed for your own health and safety. that does not mean you are the center of my universe or anyone else’s but you shouldn’t be. you are the center of your own universe. don’t let this concept let you become arrogant or self righteous. you can be your own worst enemy you can hate yourself and want to no longer exist but despite that your heart continues pumping and your lungs continue to breathe and your brain may be an asshole but at its base, the brain stem it keeps you alive. there are so many things pulling for you and trying to keep you here and i for one am one of them. live for the good times that come in the future for you. live for the laughter and loving your friends and your family and your pets. live for all the experiences you would miss out on if you ceased to exist. live for yourself and all that you are going to do that is worth living for. how about that- if you have a moment listen to “Its All Worth Living For” by an artist named Levi the Poet. he expresses a similar sentiment far more eloquently than i. but always remember. you are the most important person in your universe and staying alive is the most important thing to you. don’t deny all the years of evolution that have culminated in you. if you were weak you would have been elimated a long time ago and if you got this far, you can make it all the way. your shoulders can bear the load. don’t be afraid to ask for help. you do not need to be atlas. ask your friends or family or significant other or your community. if you don’t have anyone else, ask me and i will led my strength
but don’t forget it. 
you’re so important to me
and you’re the most important to yourself

Tobias Kersey

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